Devenish College
Encyclopedia
Devenish College is a secondary school
located in Enniskillen
, County Fermanagh
, Northern Ireland
. It lies within the Western Education and Library Board area. The College came about from the amalgamation of Enniskillen High School and Duke of Westminster High School and opened on a split campus in September 2004. In september 2006 the two schools amalgamated onto one campus.
In January 2005, it was announced that a 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) site on the Tempo Road, Enniskillen, had been acquired for a £15m scheme to build a 700 pupil post primary school to replace school facilities in Kesh
and Enniskillen. It was expected to be completed by September 2008 though realistically this is looking increasingly like 2016.
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
located in Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
, County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, 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...
. It lies within the Western Education and Library Board area. The College came about from the amalgamation of Enniskillen High School and Duke of Westminster High School and opened on a split campus in September 2004. In september 2006 the two schools amalgamated onto one campus.
In January 2005, it was announced that a 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) site on the Tempo Road, Enniskillen, had been acquired for a £15m scheme to build a 700 pupil post primary school to replace school facilities in Kesh
Kesh, County Fermanagh
Kesh is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the Kesh River about from Lower Lough Erne. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 972 people....
and Enniskillen. It was expected to be completed by September 2008 though realistically this is looking increasingly like 2016.
Notable former pupils
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