Shimna Integrated College

Shimna Integrated College
Motto Learning from each other
Established 1994
Type Integrated secondary school
Religion Mixed
Location The Lawnfield
King Street
Newcastle
County Down
BT33 0HD
Northern Ireland
54°11′56″N 5°53′26″W / 54.198798°N 5.890528°W / 54.198798; -5.890528Coordinates: 54°11′56″N 5°53′26″W / 54.198798°N 5.890528°W / 54.198798; -5.890528
Local authority SEELB
Students 531
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website www.shimnacollege.org.uk

Shimna Integrated College is an integrated secondary school based in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. The all-ability school was founded in 1994 with the hope of integrating young people from both sides of Northern Ireland's religious divide and giving all of its students 'self-esteem'.[1]

History

In March 2011, Shimna became the first school in Northern Ireland to organize a gay-straight alliance.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "NICIE". Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Shimna Integrated College forms gay-straight alliance". BBC News. 25 March 2011.
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