Lisneal College
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Lisneal College is a controlled secondary school located in Derry
, Northern Ireland
. It is within the Western Education and Library Board area.
At £12m, the school is the biggest investment in Derry's controlled sector in 40 years. Work started on the building of the state-of-the-art Lisneal College in June 2005 on a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) site on Crescent Link. It was established as a result of the amalgamation of Clondermot High School and Faughan Valley High School. The new building, which caters for nearly 1000 pupils and cost approximately £17.5 million, was opened in September 2007, it was officially opened on 29 May 2009 by Queen Elizabeth II.
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, 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 is within the Western Education and Library Board area.
At £12m, the school is the biggest investment in Derry's controlled sector in 40 years. Work started on the building of the state-of-the-art Lisneal College in June 2005 on a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) site on Crescent Link. It was established as a result of the amalgamation of Clondermot High School and Faughan Valley High School. The new building, which caters for nearly 1000 pupils and cost approximately £17.5 million, was opened in September 2007, it was officially opened on 29 May 2009 by Queen Elizabeth II.