Killicomaine Junior High School
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Killicomain Junior High School is a comprehensive school in Portadown
, Northern Ireland
.
It accepts male and female pupils following primary education. Children attend for three years and generally transfer to either Portadown College
or Craigavon Senior High School. The Headmaster is Hugh McCarthy. The school plays rugby
, football, hockey
along with others. It was founded in 1957.
It follows Craigavon two-tier system, commonly called the Dickson Plan, was established 28 years ago because many people recognised that making crucial decisions about a child's future at 10 was inappropriate.
The central features of the system are: selection occurs at 14, an age when both child and parent are more fully aware of the child's aptitudes and abilitiesselection takes place based on continuous assessment including summative examinations on the entire range of curricular subjects.
The existence of statutory assessment at 14 (Key Stage 3) and much government discussion regarding a coherent 14-19 curriculum serve to emphasise the educational importance given to assessment and selection at 14+.
The school states that the aims are:
Portadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
, 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 accepts male and female pupils following primary education. Children attend for three years and generally transfer to either Portadown College
Portadown College
Portadown College is an academic selective grammar school in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, founded in 1924 and as of 2009, is the number one controlled grammar school in Northern Ireland. The school was established initially in Bann House on the banks of the River Bann, adjacent to...
or Craigavon Senior High School. The Headmaster is Hugh McCarthy. The school plays rugby
Rugby football
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, football, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
along with others. It was founded in 1957.
It follows Craigavon two-tier system, commonly called the Dickson Plan, was established 28 years ago because many people recognised that making crucial decisions about a child's future at 10 was inappropriate.
The central features of the system are: selection occurs at 14, an age when both child and parent are more fully aware of the child's aptitudes and abilitiesselection takes place based on continuous assessment including summative examinations on the entire range of curricular subjects.
The existence of statutory assessment at 14 (Key Stage 3) and much government discussion regarding a coherent 14-19 curriculum serve to emphasise the educational importance given to assessment and selection at 14+.
The school states that the aims are:
- To promote the highest standards of teaching and learning
- To encourage the development of each pupil's potential
- To make every pupil feel an important part of the school
- To ensure equality of treatment to all pupils in all areas of school life
- To prepare pupils for responsible healthy and independent adulthood
- To provide the requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum and provide many extra opportunities for a wider learning experience
- To create a pleasant, stimulating and well-ordered environment
- To promote caring, tolerant and responsible attitudes towards others in the community and in the wider world
- To guide and prepare pupils for education at 14+
- To encourage participation in a wide variety of extra curricular activities