Down High School
54°19′52″N 5°43′08″W / 54.331°N 5.719°W
| Down High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Mount Crescent , , BT30 6EU | |
| Information | |
| Type | Controlled Grammar school |
| Motto | Nothing achieved without effort Floreat Dunum (May Down flourish) |
| Established | 1933 |
| Status | Open |
| Local authority | Education Authority |
| Principal | Mrs M. Perry |
| Teaching staff | 84 |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 965 (2023/24) |
| Capacity | 934 |
| Houses | Down Lecale Rathkeltair Mourne Strangford |
| Colour(s) | |
| Nickname | DHS Green High Down High |
| Alumni | Old Dunamians |
| Website | http://www.downhighschool.org.uk |
Down High School is a controlled co-educational grammar school located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school has students from the ages of eleven to eighteen in the senior school — of which there are approximately 970 pupils. On 21 July 2014, John O'Dowd, the education minister, approved a development proposal to close the preparatory department of Down High School and it closed on 30 June 2014. There are roughly 250 pupils engaged in A-level study in the sixth form. In July 2015, some £20 million was granted by the education minister to begin the new build project in 2017.