St.Columbanus School (Bangor)

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The foundation stone for St Columbanus' Secondary Intermediate School, as it was formally known, was laid by Bishop Daniel Mageean on the Feast of the Assumption, 15th August 1959.The school was built to serve the parishes of Bangor, Holywood and Newtownards and opened within a week of the feast of St Columbanus' on 29th November 1960. A wide curriculum was offered with an emphasis on the teaching of vocational and technical skills. Many pupils left at the age of fifteen to take up employment while a small GCE class remained to study for external examinations. The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a significant growth in enrollment which required a major extension to the original building.