St Columbanus School (Bangor)

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St. Columbanus School
Motto	Lex Dei in Corde Meo (The law of God in my heart)
Established	1960^[1]
Type	Secondary school
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Mr. Liam Perry^[2]
Location	Bangor County Down Northern Ireland
LEA	South Eastern ELB
Students	519^[2]
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11 to 18
Website	stcolumbanuscollege

St. Columbanus' College is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

The foundation stone for St Columbanus' Secondary Intermediate School, as it was then known, was laid by Bishop Daniel Mageean on the Feast of the Assumption, 15 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 29 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 enrolment which required a major extension to the original building.