Kilkeel High School

Kilkeel High School is a state comprehensive Protestant secondary school located in Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area.

Kilkeel High School
Information
MottoCreating opportunity, Realising potential, Developing individuals
Religious affiliation(s)protestantism
Established1953
School boardEducation Authority (EA)
PrincipalMr. Coert
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment~700
HousesDonard -  
Eagle -  
Binnian -  
Colour(s)   
Websitehttp://kilkeelhigh.org

Sport

Kilkeel High has a successful hockey team and the school fields teams in competitions from U-13 to an U-18 1st XI. Despite being a comprehensive state school, it competes in the Cup competitions dominated by the powerhouse grammar schools in Ulster, and the school regularly qualifies for the "All-Ireland" schools hockey tournament. In 2001 the boys 1st XI reached the final of the prestigious McCullough Cup and despite a brave performance, they eventually lost in a penalty shoot-out.[1]

Kilkeel High school also competes at rugby. All age groups in the school also compete locally at football. The rugby team reached the high schools cup semi-final in which they played against 5 mile town. The team was beaten narrowly due to refereeing errors.

Pupils from the school regularly qualify for County and "All-Ireland" athletics events including cross-country which the school has experienced great success in, in recent years.

Other competition

In 2006 a team from Kilkeel High won the Business and Professional Women UK National Public Speaking Championship.[2] The women's speaking team from Kilkeel has been very successful in recent years, winning various local and national competitions.

Community activity

In 1981 Kilkeel High School students erected a memorial to the victims of the 1916 Carlingford Lough disaster.[3]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Inst clinch cup victory after penalty shoot-out". The News Letter. 2001-12-20. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  2. "Public Speaking 2006". Business and Professional Women UK. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  3. Patterson, Sean. "The Carlingford Lough Disaster: Fact, folklore and fiction". Down County Museum. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  4. "Profile: Jeffrey Donaldson". BBC News. 2003-07-24. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  5. "Violet McBride". www.ulstersportsmuseum.org. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. "School History Timeline". www.kilkeelhigh.org. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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