Cambridge House Grammar School

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Cambridge House Grammar School
Location
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Ballymena
,
County Antrim
,
BT42 2EL

Northern Ireland
Information
TypeGrammar school
MottoPer Laborem
EstablishedSeptember 2001
Local authorityEducation Authority
PrincipalMr Phillip Elliott
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment900
Houses5
Colour(s)Green and red
Websitehttp://www.cambridgehouse.org.uk

Cambridge House Grammar School is a mixed grammar school in the County Antrim town of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, within the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority.

General[]

The school is located in the Galgorm Road area of the town at a mature site surrounded by gardens and playing fields comprising almost. The main school buildings are contemporary and the campus was refurbished in 2001 prior to the opening of the new school. The Technology and Design Suite building is the most recent addition to the school.[citation needed] The school also includes a separate Drama and Media annexe and a self-contained, Sixth Form Centre complete with both private and communal study areas, a common room and a coffee shop.[citation needed]

The House System[]

Cambridge House Grammar School (CHGS) is split into five houses (there having previously been four in the former Cambridge House Boy's Grammar School- Adair, Eaton, Raphael and Chichester), and the pastoral care of each pupil is enforced by this system. The house system is based on patrons who are successful in a wide range of expertise, such as sports, business, science and the Arts. The ethos behind the house system is that each pupil can relate to a smaller unit within the school and have a sense of identity in such a large school. Each house is allocated a Senior Teacher, and a team of seven group tutors. Houses foster the development of leadership skills in the pupils, as House Prefects are elected in year 11. Each house has a separate colour, house charity and house ties, with the house crest emblazoned in the middle.

The houses, and their original patrons, are listed below.

  • Jones House: Marie Jones, Belfast born playwright.
  • Burnell House: Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, physicist.
  • Abercorn House: Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn, OBE
  • Patton House: David Patton, local businessman.
  • Robinson House: Brian Robinson, former Ulster and Ireland rugby player and past pupil.

Notable former pupils[]

  • Adrian McCoubrey, professional cricketer, held the office of Deputy Head Boy 1997/98[citation needed]
  • Brian Robinson, rugby player, Irish international[1]
  • Jamie Smith, Current Ulster Rugby Full-back, Jamie completed five years at the school[1]
  • Carol Graham, contemporary artist.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gala ball will celebrate Cambridge House's rugby heritage". Ballymena Times. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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