St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel

Voluntary grammar school in Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland

St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel

Address

151 Newry Road

Kilkeel

County Down

BT34 4EU

Northern Ireland

Coordinates| 54°03′54″N 6°01′52″W﻿ / ﻿54.065°N 6.031°W﻿ / 54.065; -6.031
Information
Type| Voluntary grammar
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Established| 1922
Local authority| Education Authority (South Eastern)
Principal| Kevin Martin
Gender| Male/Female
Age| 11 to 18
Enrolment| 570
Capacity| 700
Website| www.stlouis.org.uk

St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18, with about 700 pupils enrolled.

## History

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The school was founded in 1922 by the Order of St Louis as a selective Catholic boarding school for girls. [1]

## Catchment

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The pupils come from the surrounding catchment area: Warrenpoint, Annalong, Newcastle, Castlewellan, Hilltown and Rostrevor.

## Academics

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The school is a co-educational Specialist School in Technology and ICT that caters for pupils aged 11–18. It offers a broad range of subjects at all Key Stages including GCSEs, A levels and BTECs including Academic and Vocational/Applied subjects. Staff offer the full range of STEM subjects - Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and ICT. The school uses an online Virtual Learning Environment.[2]

### Results

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In 2018, 84.1% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.[3]

In 2019 the school was ranked 6th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 91.2% of its A-level students who entered the exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "St. Louis Grammar School - News". www.stlouis.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. ^ St Louis VLE (registration required)
3. ^ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018". Retrieved 22 September 2018.
4. ^ "Belfast Telegraph A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Tables 2019". Retrieved 21 March 2019.

## External links

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* School's official website