Belfast Model School for Girls
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Belfast Model School for Girls is an all-girls ICT Specialist School located in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
. Also Known as "G.M.S" (Girls Model School). In 2006 the school was granted Specialist school
status for ICT
, one of only 12 schools in Northern Ireland to achieve this. It is within the Belfast Education and Library Board area.
The school opened on its present site in January 2010 and has over 1000 pupils and over 70 teachers. Facilities within the new school include
The school was visited by the Secretary of State Peter Hain
on 7 March 2006 leaving the school with high standard feedback.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Also Known as "G.M.S" (Girls Model School). In 2006 the school was granted Specialist school
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status for ICT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, one of only 12 schools in Northern Ireland to achieve this. It is within the Belfast Education and Library Board area.
The school opened on its present site in January 2010 and has over 1000 pupils and over 70 teachers. Facilities within the new school include
- Large Gymnasiums
- Fitness Suite
- Dance Studio
- Recording Studio
- Apple Mac Suites
The school was visited by the Secretary of State Peter Hain
Peter Hain
Peter Gerald Hain is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Neath since 1991, and has served in the Cabinets of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, firstly as Leader of the House of Commons under Blair and both Secretary of State for...
on 7 March 2006 leaving the school with high standard feedback.