Killicomaine Junior High School

Killicomaine Junior High School is a controlled school in Portadown, Northern Ireland.

Killicomaine Junior High School
Address
Upper Church Lane

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Information
TypeSecondary School
Established1958
FounderDickson Plan
ChairmanDavid Thompson
HeadmasterCharlie Mcaleese
Staff45
GenderMixed
Age11 to 14
Enrolment600
Houses  Blacker
  Schomberg
  Jackson
  Walker
Colour(s)Black, Red and Gold
     
Websitehttp://www.killicomaine.co.uk/

It accepts male and female pupils following primary education. Children attend for three years and generally transfer to either Portadown College or Craigavon Senior High School. The Headmaster is Charlie McAleese. The school plays rugby, football, and hockey along with others. It was founded in 1958.

It follows Craigavon two-tier system, commonly called the Dickson Plan, which was established 28 years ago because many people recognised that making crucial decisions about a child's future at 10 was inappropriate.

The central features of the system are: selection occurs at 14, an age when both child and parent are more fully aware of the child's aptitudes and abilities; selection takes place based on continuous assessment including summative examinations on the entire range of curricular subjects.

The existence of statutory assessment at 14 (Key Stage 3) and much government discussion regarding a coherent 14-19 curriculum serve to emphasise the educational importance given to assessment and selection at 14+.

Though non-denominational, the school has a Protestant ethos, with local Protestant clergy going to the school every Friday for assembly and to take religious classes.

Headmasters

#NameTenure
1 Mr David Riley 1958-1995
2 Mr Hugh McCarthy 1995-2017
3 Mr Charlie McAleese 2017-2020
4 Unknown 2020-

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