Priory Integrated College

Priory Integrated College
Motto Collaborans (Together)
Established 1997 (as Priory Integrated College)
1991 (as Holywood High School)
Type Integrated secondary school
Religion Integrated
Headmistress Ms Jacqueline Argument
Location My Lady's Mile
Holywood
County Down
BT18 9ER
Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°38′12″N 5°50′05″W / 54.636595°N 5.834735°W / 54.636595; -5.834735
Local authority SEELB
Staff Approx 70
Students Approx 600
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–19
Colours Black, Red and Blue
Website priorycollege.holywood.ni.sch.uk/

Priory Integrated College or more commonly known as Priory College or just Priory is a secondary school located in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.

It is a co-educational integrated college taking in 11- to 19-year-old pupils from a wide area beyond Hollywood, including Millisle, Donaghadee, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald and East Belfast. The school has played a central part in life of the town of Holywood due to its location and influence. The school offers a range of subjects including; Art & Design, Home Economics, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science, Technology & Design, Music, Learning for Life and Work, ICT and P.E. Such subjects are compulsory to study at Key Stage 3 Level. At GCSE level the school offers further studies and its main education board of choice is CCEA, but also uses AQA and Edexcel in certain sudjects.

Sixth Form

Each year Priory Integrated College welcomes pupils from a variety of different schools and encourages students of different abilities to enrol in its sixth form centre and carry out their AS and A levels. The majority of students choose to go on to degree courses at higher education institutions such as South Eastern Regional College (SERC) or universities within the UK for careers with further training.

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Notable past pupils

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