Established c. 2003 Type Catholic Gender Co-educational Province Ulster Founded 2003 | Closed c. Headmistress Mrs Maria Doherty Phone +44 28 7188 0315 Number of students 1,500 | |
Location Strabane
County Tyrone
Northern Ireland, UK Address 35 Melmount Rd, Tyrone, Strabane BT82 9EF, UK Similar Castlederg High School, Strabane Academy, St Mary's College, St Josephs Boys School, North West Regional College Profiles | ||
Holy Cross College, Strabane (Irish: Coláiste na Croise Naofa, An Srath Bán) is a co-ed bilateral school in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains over 1500 pupils and over 90 members of staff.
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History
Holy Cross College was created in 2003 with the amalgamation of Strabane's three Catholic post-primary schools, the Convent Grammar School, St Colman's High School and Our Lady of Mercy High School. Maria Doherty took the job of principal after Christmas 2008, succeeding the college's first principal, Sean Bradley.
Campus
The new campus for Holy Cross College opened on September 1, 2008.
Facilities
Holy Cross College has an all-weather pitch, three grass pitches, five tennis courts, two gymnasia and a sports hall. The actual school itself has over 100 classrooms each able to hold 30 or more pupils. Every year it takes in more than 250 pupils. Its largest ever intake of pupils was in the year 2013 when the school took 365 pupils. The school car park can hold around 150 cars.