Omagh Academy

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Omagh Academy is a grammar school in Omagh, County Tyrone, located at 21-23 Dublin Road. The school currently contains approximately 700 pupils and over 40 teaching staff. The school is one of the top performing grammar schools in coutny tyrone and Northern Ireland with excellent GCSE and A-level results each year.

The School's motto is "veritas vincent" which is latin and translates to "truth conquers"

The school offers over 16 subjects at GCSE and A-level. The school also contributes a lot to schools sport in Northern Ireland. The 1st hockey team successfully won the Northern Ireland schools cup in 2005.

Famous ex pupils include Willie Anderson (rugby coach) , who went on to captain Ireland at rugby. Staying with rugby, the 1st XV reached the Ulster Schools Cup final in 1985 (losing to Bangor Grammar) and semi-final in 1993 (losing to eventual winners Campbell College). In 1994 the they had success capturing the Schools Plate competition with a win over Campbell College. More recently in In 2006 Omagh Academy won the Medallion Bowl, beating Rainey in the final. In 2007 the Medallionside won the Medallion Bowl, defeating Bangor Grammar 5-0

In 2008 Omagh narrowly missed out on reaching the semi final of the schools cup after a defeat to Ballyclare High School!