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General information about the school
Contact details
Address
Strabane Grammar School
Milltown House,
4, Liskey Road,
Strabane,
Co. Tyrone
BT82 8NW
N. Ireland
Telephones
Strabane (028) 71 382 319 and 71 382 522
Fax
Strabane (028) 71 383 506
Chairman of the Board of Governors
Rev. Dr. S. D. H. Williamson
Headmaster
Mr. L. J. Lacey. B.A. Dip.Ed. D.A.S.E. M.Ed
Classification of School
Western Education and Library Board
Controlled, co-educational, non-denominational, day grammar school.
Age range of pupils: 11-19 years.
Expected number of pupils in 2004/2005:
Adminssions No: 54 Enrolement No: 400
Holiday Arrangements
The school will be closed for most of the months of July and August (except for examination results, careers advice and induction of new pupils). Information about other holidays at Christmas, Easter and mid-term will be sent to parents at the beginning of the school year.
Miscellaneous Matters
The school day begins with classes at 9.05a.m. There are nine 35 minute periods with Break at 10.15a.m. and Assembly at 11.40a.m.; lunch is taken from 1.00p.m. to 1.55p.m. Classes end at 3.40p.m. Buses bring pupils to and from school bringing them into the school grounds and collecting them there in the afternoon. There is a late bus at 4.30p.m. every day to facilitate pupils taking extra-curricular activities or sports after school. Pupils come from a wide catchment area and school buses collect them on the main routes from Londonderry, Omagh, Castlederg, Newtownstewart etc.
Homework is set in accordance with our Home Study Policy and a schedule is drawn up annually by each Form Teacher.
Recommended home study time ranges from 7 – 10 hours a week in Junior School. For pupils preparing for GSCE and 'A' level exams it should be considerably more.
