Movilla High School is a controlled, co-educational, secondary school with a five form entry situated on the Donaghadee Road in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Mr Ian G Bell is principal.
Movilla High School | |
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Address | |
Donaghadee Road [1] , , BT23 7HA | |
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Type | Controlled Secondary |
Motto | Learning today - Leading tomorrow |
Established | 1932 |
Status | Open |
Local authority | Education Authority |
Principal | Ian G Bell [2] |
Gender | Co-Educational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Houses | Castle Londonderry Glen Victoria |
Colour(s) | |
Website | https://www.movillahighschool.org/ |
Pastoral structure
editEach one of the school's pupils is assigned to one of the four Houses: Victoria, Londonderry, Castle or Glen. Pupils attend House assemblies, taken by the Head of House, wears a house ties and competes in various inter-house competitions which can be sporting or non-sporting.
In the news
editIn October 2008, 25 teachers at the school went on strike over an incident of a pupil assaulting a member of the school's teaching staff.[3]
Notable alumni
edit- Martyn Irvine - professional cyclist - won gold at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Scratch race and silver in the Individual Pursuit [4]
References
edit- ^ "Contact". Movilla High School. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Principal's Welcome". Movilla High School. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "UK | Northern Ireland | Teachers strike over pupil attack". BBC News. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Martyn Irvine's long and winding road to the summit". Belfast Telegraph. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.