League tables confirm Lisnaskea college is best for GCSE results
Education Authority under pressure over bus row
THE road that students in Belleek are having to walk to to get to school in Brollagh has been described by a government body as ‘particularly hazardous to pedestrians.’ Children at St Mary’s High School, Brollagh are now in their fourth week of term without Education Authority transport following claims that almost a quarter of […]
Local schools struggling as funding crisis looms large
Local school principals have called for urgent action to address the growing crisis in funding in the local education system.
Two local schools on list for possible closure
Two local schools have been listed among 40 across the north that could be set to close or merge under new Education Authority (EA) plans.
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A welcome from an ‘outstanding’ school
AS A direct result of the Remembrance Day Bomb in Enniskillen, Enniskillen Integrated Primary School opened its doors for the first time in September 1989 with 62 pupils and three teachers. As the school had not yet received Department of Education approval it was established through donations, fundraising and the financial support of NICIE. Even […]
Open evening at Devenish College
THE Principal, Staff and pupils of Devenish College extend a very warm invitation to Primary 7 pupils to attend our Open Evening on Wednesday 27th January 2016, beginning at 7.15pm. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet our new Principal, Mr Simon Mowbray, to observe the excellent work of our pupils and staff and […]
Derrylin delight at St Aidan’s reprieve
A seismic shift in the future of education in south and east Fermanagh has been announced this week – with St Aidan’s Derrylin’s future secured.
WELB is wound up as new body takes over control of education
THE Western Education and Library Board ceased operation on Tuesday March 31 to be replaced by the ‘Education Authority Western Region’ (EAWR) on April 1, heralding the dawn of a new era for education in Fermanagh. In total five Education and Library Boards were closed to form the Education Authority, which has assumed responsibility for […]
Collegiate principal casts doubt on September date for merger
THE PRINCIPAL of the Collegiate Grammar School in Enniskillen, has suggested that the approved merger with Portora Royal School may not be in place by September of this year due to impending court proceedings.