| Motto | Signum Fidei ("Sign of faith") |
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| Established | 1934 |
| Type | Grammar |
| Headmaster | Sean Sloan |
| Location | Saul Street Downpatrick Co. Down BT30 6NJ Northern Ireland |
| Students | 725 |
| Houses | Down, Killard, Lecale, Quoile |
| Colours | Maroon, yellow |
| Publication | Pulse |
| Website | www.spgs.org.uk |
St. Patrick's Grammar School is located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a grammar school owned by the De La Salle Brothers. It has an enrollment of around 725 students, with girls admitted at sixth form level. Pupils come from all over the East Down area. Working to support the ideals of this Lasallian School is a staff of 75 lay teachers. Recently, the school has been awarded the Investor In People award,[1] and has been named a specialist school in humanities by the Department of Education. [2]
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St Patrick's Grammar School was founded in 1934 and moved to its present site in 1937. Recently, the school celebrated its 75th anniversary. A new building is due to be completed in the coming years to replace the old building. The new school campus will contain many new features, including playing fields for the school's gaelic football and hurling teams.
The school, and its students, are closely involved in the local community with events such as the Advent Appeal, where both students and staff raise money and collect Christmas hampers for the local charity, St. Vincent de Paul. There is also a Lenten appeal which is normally for a specific project in India and other Third World countries.
The school is involved in many local, county, and national leagues in sports such as football, gaelic football, hurling and athletics.
Upon entry to the school, students are placed in one of four houses. These are:
(Saul was a house, however it has been abolished in the junior school as a form class. Saul is now used as a class for Creative & Expressive studies in the junior school, and as the GCSE Performing Arts class in the Senior School.)
After years of planning, the construction of the new school building commenced in the summer of 2009. The school is being consturcted on the "junior" playing fields, which can be seen on he Downpatrick skyline. Once completed, the previous school building will be demolished and the site converted into playing fields. The new school campus opened in April 2011.
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