St Killian's College
| St. Killian's College Coláiste Naomh Cillian | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
, BT44 0JS | |
| Coordinates | 55°02′35″N 5°58′05″W / 55.043°N 5.968°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | Garron Tower |
| Type | All-ability, co-educational, 11-18 school |
| Motto | Caritas et Veritas (Love and Truth) |
| Head of school | Jonathan Brady |
| Enrollment | 830 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and yellow |
| Website | www |
St Killian's College (Irish: Coláiste Naomh Cillian, also known colloquially as Garron Tower) is a secondary school located in the Glens of Antrim area of Northern Ireland.
Garron Tower was built circa 1850 as a summer residence for Frances, Marchioness of Londonderry. It was converted into St MacNissi's College, a college for educating Catholic boys, in 1951. The current incarnation of the school, resulting from the amalgamation of St MacNissi's College with nearby colleges, emerged in 2010 after a series of reforms by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS).
The school is regularly listed as one of the top performing schools in Northern Ireland and ranked 5th in the A-Level table in the 2019 year.
Historically a grammar school, the school became an all-abilities school in 2010 and was renamed St Killian's College after the CCMS announced it would be focusing on transforming every school to all-abilities.