Established 1930 Religion Roman Catholic Local authority Province Ulster Founded 1930 | Type Grammar School Principal Sr Julie McGoldrick Phone +44 28 3026 4632 Number of students 855 | |
Location 10 Ashgrove AvenueNewryCounty DownBT34 1PRNorthern Ireland Motto Deus Meus et Omina (Latin) | ||
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, (Irish: Scoil Ghramadaí Chroí Naofa) is a grammar school with 855 students and 51 full-time teachers. The school is housed on a state-of-the-art complex at Ashgrove, Newry - a 17-acre (69,000 m2) site on the Northern side of the city and has views of the Mourne Mountains to the East.
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Brief history
Established in 1930 by the Sisters of St. Clare, Sacred Heart occupied its original site adjacent to the Poor Clare Convent in Castle Street, Newry for 55 years. By the time the move to Ashgrove Avenue was finalised, the staff were working between the 6 original classrooms and an additional 32 mobile classrooms.
Mr J. Parkes, the then Permanent Secretary to the Department of Education officially opened the new school premises in December 1985 while Mr J. Smith, Assistant Secretary to the Department, opened the Science and Technology Block in June 1997.
Principals
Activities and Clubs
In addition to these, there is also a wide range of educational visits, expeditions and field trips.
Musicals and Operas
There is a strong tradition of musicals within Sacred Heart dating back to 1956; recent productions have been: