St Louis, Kilkeel
History
The school was founded in 1922 by the Order of St Louis as a selective Catholic boarding school for girls.
Catchment
The pupils come from the surrounding catchment area: Warrenpoint, Annalong, Newcastle, Castlewellan, Hilltown and Rostrevor.
Academics
The school is a co-educational Specialist School in Technology and ICT that caters for pupils aged 11–18. It offers a broad range of subjects at all Key Stages including GCSEs, A levels and BTECs including Academic and Vocational/Applied subjects. Staff offer the full range of STEM subjects - Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and ICT. The school uses an online Virtual Learning Environment.
Results
In 2018, 84.1% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.
In 2019 the school was ranked 6th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 91.2% of its A-level students who entered the exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades.
References
- ^ "St. Louis Grammar School - News". www.stlouis.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ St Louis VLE (registration required)
- ^ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018". Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Belfast Telegraph A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Tables 2019". Retrieved 21 March 2019.