Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh

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Motto
Established
Location	Omagh, County Tyrone Northern Ireland
Students	c. 950
Principal	Mr. P Brannigan
Religious order	Christian Brothers
Homepage	http://www.cbsomagh.org/portal.aspx

The Christian Brothers Grammar School Omagh (known locally as CBS Omagh, Omagh CBS, the Brothers and, less regularly, CBGS Omagh) is a single sex (boys) English-medium grammar school in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the largest school in Omagh District Council, having 966 pupils in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

1 CBS
2 Focus
- 2.1 Success
3 Sporting Achievement
4 Past pupils
5 External links

[edit] CBS

The catchment of the school is boys within the area of Omagh District Council, generally about a 32 kilometre (20 mile) radius. Most (usually all) of the students are from the Catholic denomination, and as such, students must be prepared to learn about the Catholic faith upon enrolling in the school.

[edit] Focus

The school's focus is on academic excellence, offering compulsory subjects of English Literature, English Language, Science (with the disciplines of Biology, Physics and Chemistry), and Mathematics until GCSE. The School also focuses on the teachings of the Catholic faith, making Religious Studies compulsory at G.C.S.E. level, and as a subsidiary weekly lesson during 'A' Level years. For 'A' Levels, the school also offers a mix of liberal arts and academic subjects, as well as more vocational subjects.

[edit] Success

Academically, the school usually has 90+% of the pupils pass five or more G.C.S.E. grades A-C.^{[citation needed]} The school competes with the Loreto Convent Omagh (Catholic girls grammar school), and the Omagh Academy (State-run grammar school) in these statistics. There is usually very little difference among the schools.

[edit] Sporting Achievement

The school has a rich heritage of sporting achievement, particularly in Gaelic football. They won the MacRory Cup (the highest level for Ulster schools) in 2005 and 2007,[1][2]and many other under-age level cempetitions. Current Upper-Sixth Gareth Haughey is an all-Ireland All Star and a member of the Tyrone minor gaelic team.

[edit] Past pupils

Among the alumni of the school are many past and present members of the Tyrone Gaelic football Team,^[1] such as Stephen O'Neill and Joe McMahon, the current manager, Mickey Harte, as well as the BBC NI sports presenter, Jerome Quinn.