St Joseph's Grammar School | |
Motto: | "A Proud Past, A Better Future" |
City: | Donaghmore |
County: | County Tyrone |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Enrolment: | 800 |
Head Label: | Principal |
Head: | Geraldine Donnelly |
Gender: | Male/Female |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Website: | stjosephsdonaghmore.com |
St. Joseph's Grammar School is a voluntary grammar school for students in Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[1] The teaching age range is 11–18. The school provides the option of sixth form after pupils finish year 12.[2]
The school was established in 1922 by the Daughters of the Cross.[3]
The school teaches a range of subjects, such as ICT, Art and design, Music and Irish language. It has an Irish medium stream (Sruth Na Gaeilge) in which 50% of the curriculum is taught through the Irish language. 170 pupils are enrolled in this stream.[4]
In 2017/18, 99% of its students who entered achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. It was ranked 15th out of 188 schools in terms of its GCSE performance.[5] Also in 2017/18, 86.1% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades. It was ranked 21 out of 159 schools.[6]