Downshire School

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Downshire School is a community high school in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The school located on Downshire Road in the historic town opened in 1977 and currently has an enrolment of 803 pupils and 59 teachers.

Downshire is one of 4 secondary schools in Carrickfergus, along with Ulidia Integrated College, Carrickfergus College and Carrickfergus Grammar School.

The school includes twenty general classrooms occupied by the English, Drama, Media Studies, Mathematics, Business Studies, Social Studies, French, Special Educational Needs and Religious Education Departments.

Two Computer Suites, two Music Rooms with separate sound-proofed Practice Rooms, a Business Studies room with Computer network facility, six Science rooms, Animal House and Art Block with Dark Room, Technology and Design block consisting of three multi-material manufacturing rooms, one systems/multi manufacturing room, one systems design room and three planning areas.

Two Home Economics rooms, a careers area, Library, Lecture Theatre with Drama area, a cafeteria, a sports block with Sports Hall, Minor Games Area, Social Area, Coffee Bar, Committee Room, Changing and Shower rooms.

Externally there are extensive playing fields with three all weather pitches and two grass pitches and a Garden area.

Past pupils include the Belfast CityBeat and Young Star Search presenter Stuart Robinson who attended from 1990 - 1995.