Craigavon Senior High School

Craigavon Senior High School was established as a separate controlled school on 1 September 1995. Its primary function is to provide education at Key Stage 4 for those 14- to 16-year-old pupils who transfer from the junior high schools in Lurgan, Portadown and Tandragee. It is the only school in Northern Ireland that solely caters for pupils at Key Stage 4.

Craigavon Senior High School
Address
26-34 Lurgan Road, Portadown Craigavon , County Armagh Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.4310°N 6.4229°W
Information
Type	Secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Established	1 September 1995
Local authority	SELB
Gender	Co-educational
Age	14 to 16
Website	http://www.cshs.org.uk

Craigavon Senior High School operates as a single school on two sites sharing its Lurgan and Portadown campuses with the Upper Bann Institute of Further and Higher Education. It has its own board of governors, principal and teaching staff.

Craigavon Senior High School, 2009

By providing a vocational pathway from junior high school through to further education, it forms an integral part of the Craigavon two-tier system of education. The Craigavon system, which originated in 1969, is intended to allow children to transfer from primary to junior high schools at age 11. Selection at the end of Key Stage 3 (14+) enables pupils to follow an academic route or a vocational route based on a combination of Junior High School work and career preferences.

In 2019 it was reported that the school's Lurgan site would close, with all pupils accommodated at the Portadown campus from the start of the 2020 academic year.[1][2]

References

1. "Lurgan campus of Craigavon Senior High School to close". bbc.com. BBC News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. "Consultation on closure of Craigavon Senior High School lawful, judge rules". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

External links

• Official website