Eight out of the top 10 ranking grammar schools in Northern Ireland are Catholic, according to a list compiled by the Irish News. Schools were ranked on the highest percentage of pupils achieving three or more A-levels at grades A to C. In the top slot was St Mary's, Magherafelt, which achieved 95% success in A-levels. This was followed by Lumen Christi, in Londonderry (92%), Our Lady's, Newry (91%) then St Patrick's in Dungannon and St Dominic's in Belfast both with 90%. In the unofficial league table, published on Wednesday, Collegiate Grammar in Enniskillen was the highest placed non-Catholic school (88%) followed by Friends School in Lisburn (87%). David Lambon is principal of St Malachy's College in north Belfast (23rd) but he was previously head of St Mary's in Magherafelt More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18425135 Coming on top of the news that 33% of those that have a Catholic education get enough grades to enter University compared to 17% of those that go through a State School education it begs the question. Is it due to the different ethos or is it a deeper thing, harking back to the days when Protestants were able to walk into a job in the shipyard and other places after school whilst Catholics had to study hard to have a chance? Thoughts welcome and no WUMs please.
To be fair to Ciaran, he doesn't post a lot of these, whereas this is all that Medro post's. All day everyday ... trying to get a rise.
Your Irish diddy pals post such ****e en masse EVERYDAY...yet Medro's get dumped. I wonder why that is.......zzzzzzzzzzzz
You're like the bullied boy who used to get battered at school, beelin tae his maw. Go away you little piss ant
I can't remember the last time I posted somehing like this. Mick asked me to knock it on the head, I did. This is a serious question though, why is there such a chasm? I'ts in the news.
I was in a Catholic school, besides the indoctrination, which I shook off, they did perform better academically than the local protestant school, and that's in Glasgow (well Kirkintilloch).
A mis placed language mark. Forget the obvious and chant, after three.... WE. ARRU. PEEPIL. That'll make them feel better after their schools are churning out border line spastics. Where did it all go wrong?
