Killicomaine Junior High School

Killicomaine Junior High School is a controlled school in Portadown, Northern Ireland.

Killicomaine Junior High School
Address
Upper Church Lane Portadown , Armagh Northern Ireland
Information
Type	Secondary School
Established	1958
Founder	Dickson Plan
Chairman	David Thompson
Headmaster	Charlie Mcaleese
Vice Principal	Jane Murphy
Staff	45
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 14
Enrolment	600
Houses	Blacker      Schomberg      Jackson      Walker
Colour(s)	Black, Red and Gold
Website	http://www.killicomaine.co.uk/

It accepts male and female pupils following primary education. Children attend for three years and generally transfer to either Portadown College or Craigavon Senior High School. The Headmaster is Charlie McAleese. The school plays rugby, football, hockey along with others. It was founded in 1958.

It follows Craigavon two-tier system, commonly called the Dickson Plan, which was established 28 years ago because many people recognised that making crucial decisions about a child's future at 10 was inappropriate.

The central features of the system are: selection occurs at 14, an age when both child and parent are more fully aware of the child's aptitudes and abilities; selection takes place based on continuous assessment including summative examinations on the entire range of curricular subjects.

The existence of statutory assessment at 14 (Key Stage 3) and much government discussion regarding a coherent 14-19 curriculum serve to emphasise the educational importance given to assessment and selection at 14+.

Though non-denominational, the school has a Protestant ethos, with local Protestant clergy going to the school every Friday for assembly and to take religious classes.