Established 1958 Religion Roman Catholic Phone +44 28 9032 5631 Founded 1958 | Type Comprehensive School Principal Mary McHenry Province Ulster Number of students 2,400 | |
Location Belfast
Northern Ireland Local authority Address 468 Falls Rd, Belfast BT12 6EN, UK Similar St Dominic's High Sch, Rath Grammar School, Saint Malachy's College, St Mary's Christian Brother's, St Rose's Dominican College | ||
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St. Louise's Comprehensive College (Irish: Colaiste Naoimh Labhaoise) is a comprehensive high school located in the Upper Falls Road, Belfast.
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History
St. Louise's was established in 1958. The religious order the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul were asked by the Catholic Church to take responsibility for this school. Shortly afterwards Sister Genevieve (Mary) O'Farrell was appointed Principal, a position she held for the next 25 years. Under her tenure the school grew in size from 1,000 to 2,400 students becoming the largest single-sex school in Europe. REcently it has begun to accept boys as well as girls.
Academics
St. Louise's offers instruction in a wide range of subjects. It offers offers technical and vocational courses alongside a large suite of academic subjects.
In 2006 it was recognised as one of the first Specialist Colleges in Northern Ireland with particular expertise in Performing Arts and Media.
In 2013 it was ranked the top, non-selective school in Northern Ireland at 5A* - C and has been the highest performing Belfast school for several years in a row.
At ‘A’Level, its value added scores have placed it in the top ten percent of schools across Britain for several years in succession. It is one of the few schools in Northern Ireland which offers many more courses than the minimum required under the Entitlement Framework.
It is one of the few schools in Northern Ireland which has City and Guilds affiliation.