Hazelwood Integrated College is an integrated secondary school in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The school's students are aged from 11 to 18 years. As of September 2018[update], the school's principal was Ms Máire Thompson.
| Hazelwood Integrated College | |
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70 Whitewell Road , , BT36 7ES | |
| Coordinates | 54°38′53″N 5°55′19″W / 54.648°N 5.922°W |
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| Type | Integrated[1] |
| Motto | Latin: Facta Non Verba (Deeds Not Words) |
| Established | 1985 |
| Sister school | Hazelwood Integrated Primary School |
| Principal | Maire Thompson |
| Deputy Principal | Maurice Fitzsimons[2] |
| Chair of Board of Governors | Trevor Parkhill MBE [2] |
| Website | www |
Context
editIntegrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,[3] either run as Catholic schools or Protestant schools. On as parental request, a school could apply to 'transition' to become Grant Maintained offering 30% of the school places to students from the minority community. Lagan College was the first integrated school to open in 1981.[4]
History
editHazelwood Integrated College was founded in 1985. The initial intake of students was 17. The college acquired the former premises of Graymount Girls' School in June 1986 and increased its intake of students to 70. On August 31, 1988 the college was granted "maintained" status. Following a visit by the Minister of State for Education, Michael Ancram in May 1994, the college was awarded a grant of £9.9 million in order to build new school premises. The work was completed in 1999, at which time the college moved into its current state-of-the-art buildings.[5]
In 2007, Hazelwood College became the first school in Northern Ireland to be awarded specialist status in digital arts.[6] The school's motto is Latin: Facta Non Verba; translated into English as Deeds not words.[7]
In 2016 the school gained positive publicity in the press regarding its policy of inclusiveness and awareness of LGBT issues.[8] In the same year the College achieved its best ever set of GCSE results with 87% of students achieving Grade A*-C.[9]
In August 2017 it was announced that TV and film producer Emma-Rosa Dias and screenwriter David McCrea, both alumni of Hazelwood, had returned to the college to shoot scenes for a short film being made for RTÉ.[10]
Twice the college has been nominated in the TES schools awards.[11]
The school was awarded “Secondary School of the Year” in June 2022 by TES.
Campus
editHazelwood Integrated College consists of four main buildings. The Millennium Building, The Assembly Building, Graymount House and Cedar Lodge. Graymount House is notable for its long history. It is a regency house with neo-classical detailing designed by Thomas Jackson in 1835 and opened by linen merchant William Gray in 1919. The House was bought by the Belfast Corporation for the municipal hospital for Tuberculosis children. It then served as the headquarters for the auxiliary fire service during WW2. It reopened in 1945 as Graymount Girls' School. Today it serves as the college's administrative center.[12][13][14]
Academics
editIn 2021, 83 per cent of students achieved three A* to C grades in the GCSE A-level examinations.[15] In the same year, 96 per cent of students obtained five or more GCSE grades A*-C.[16]
Notable alumni
edit- Oliver Jeffers (b. 1977), artist, illustrator and writer[17]
- Emma-Rosa Dias, TV and film producer[18][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Integrated schools | Department of Education". Education. 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Hazelwood Integrated College". www.hazelwoodcollege.co.uk.
- ^ Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 www.parliament.uk, retrieved 22 July 2007
- ^ "The History of NICIE | Integrated Education Northern Ireland". www.nicie.org. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "About Us". hazelwoodcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "School awarded specialist status". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Philosophical Latin Phrases Archive | Latin Phrases".
- ^ Meredith, Robbie (9 March 2016). "Hazelwood Integrated College takes the lead on LGBT education". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Best ever GCSE results at Hazelwood College! | Integrated Education Northern Ireland". www.nicie.org. 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Local students feature in new film about racial prejudice during Troubles". www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Hazelwood Integrated College Shortlisted for Tes Schools Awards 2021". Integrated Education Fund. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Hazelwood College (25 March 2015). "Welcome to Hazelwood Integrated College, TOUR". Retrieved 26 August 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Graymount House (Hazelwood Integrated College)". European Heritage Days. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ McParland, Conor (12 August 2021). "North Belfast students celebrate and reflect on A-Level results after 'extremely challenging' year". Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ McParland, Conor (13 August 2021). "Praise for north Belfast students as GCSE results are published". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Jeffers - Hazelwood Integrated College". nicie.org. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Former Pupils return to Hazelwood Integrated College to shoot Cry Rosa". ief.org.uk. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.