Limavady High School

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High school in Limavady, County Londonderry, United Kingdom

Limavady High School

Address

Irish Green Street

Limavady

County Londonderry

BT49 9AN

United Kingdom

Information
Type| High School
Established| 1961
Specialist| Visual Arts and Performance
Head teacher| D Mornin[1]
Gender| Co-educational
Colour(s)| Red, Black, Yellow
Website| http://www.limavadyhigh.co.uk

Limavady High School is a secondary school in the Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It currently has around 800 pupils enrolled. The school is part of the Limavady Learning Partnership.

## History

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Opened in 1961, the school occupied the buildings in Irish Green Street formerly used by Limavady Grammar School, adapted for the school's use and augmented. These premises have either been completely refurbished or replaced and now provide modern teaching areas. In September 2001 the former Dungiven High School was absorbed into Limavady High School.[2]

In 2006 the school received specialist school status in the visual and performing arts and received a sum of money to be used for the purpose.[3] The school introduced new GCSE subjects such as dance and journalism and introduced new technologies such as plasma screen TV's and video cameras to record and produce video material so that it can be viewed by staff and pupils in the corridors.

## Technology in the school

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The school utilises a range of new technology to enhance and educate. This includes 3 plasma screen TVs – broadcasting pupils work, a series of MiniDV and HDD video cameras, digital stills cameras, C2k managed PCs and Laptops, and more recently a new stage lighting and audio installation and a new Moving Image Arts/Media Studies classroom with 24 high spec computers especially for video editing.

## Rock Challenge 2008

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Limavady High School participated for the first time in the Rock Challenge dance competition. The school competed with pupils from Limavady Grammar and St. Mary's High on 1 April at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. The team consisted of 62 dancers, 10 costume/hair and make up artists, 20 stage crew and seven staff. The theme tune, named Crossing Bridges was composed by vice principal D. Dunlop and is based on the famous tune Danny Boy which originated from the local area. The Team won the PSNI Award for best Lighting Design and the Belfast City Council Award for Concept Originality.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Leadership Team - Limavady High School". www.limavadyhigh.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
2. ^ http://www.limavadyhigh.co.uk/about_us/ About our school
3. ^ http://www.limavadyhigh.co.uk/news/index.php?story_id=58 Specialist School Status
4. ^ http://www.limavadyhigh.co.uk/news/index.php?story_id=88 Rock Challenge '08

## External links

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* School Website

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Education in Northern Ireland

Administration|

| Departments|

* Department of Education
* Department for the Economy
* Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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Other government organisations|

* Education Authority
* Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment

Sector support organisations|

* Controlled Schools' Support Council
* Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
* Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
* Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta

Institutions|

| Universities|

* Queen's University Belfast
* University of Ulster
* Open University

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University colleges|

* St Mary's University College
* Stranmillis University College

Further education colleges|

* Belfast Metropolitan College
* Northern Regional College
* North West Regional College
* Southern Regional College
* South Eastern Regional College
* South West College

Agricultural college|

* College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

Theological colleges|

* Belfast Bible College
* Edgehill Theological College
* Irish Baptist College
* Union Theological College
* Whitefield College of the Bible

Schools|

* Irish medium primary
* Primary
* Irish medium secondary
* Secondary
* Grammar
* Integrated

Nurseries|

* Irish medium

See also
Education in the United Kingdom

England
Scotland
Wales
Education in the Republic of Ireland
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