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Thornhill College
Girls' Grammar School |
"Educating concerned, informed, adaptable members of the world community" Thornhill College, Culmore Road, Derry |
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Click to search Specialist School... Radio Thornhill... Stepping Out...
Official Dedication
of our School Sculpture..
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Welcome to Thornhill College |
What's On? Key Dates for Academic Year 2010-11 ADMISSIONS TEST FOR ENTRY TO THORNHILL COLLEGE - SEPTEMBER 2011 Students wishing to apply for entry to Year 8 in September 2011 will be required to complete an entrance assessment in November 2010. Registration opens on 24th May 2010 and closes on 17th September 2010. A registration pack will be available on this site from 24th May 2010.
Entrance Assessment – Year 8 Intake 2010 Should you wish to register a claim for special circumstances, please download and read carefully all the documents at this link. Click here Sports Day 2010 Click here to view photographs of this year's premier sporting event Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme is now offered to pupils...(read on for more details) Art & Design Gallery Click here to see an exhibition of pupils' work from 2009
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Thornhill College, Convent of Mercy Grammar School is an 11-18 girls' college with a student population of 1410 and a staff of 100 teachers. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1886, the college transferred to its present scenic surroundings, three miles north of the city of Derry in 1932. The present school building was completed and opened in 2003. The principal is Miss Marguerite Hamilton. The overall ethos of the school is one which promotes breadth of education and understanding in the pupils. It seeks to enable them to be compassionate, caring human beings with a sense of responsibility towards themselves and also towards others. Thornhill College enjoys a fine reputation for academic excellence, and for involvement in various educational initiatives. It has made its mark in many other fields, including those of music, drama and sport.
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Thornhill College,
Culmore Road,
Derry,
N. Ireland,
BT48 8JF E-mail : info@thornhill.derry.ni.sch.uk Principal: Miss Marguerite Hamilton BA PGCE MSc PQH |