In 1864, 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land were bought by William Mullan and Robert Mullan, on which Strathearn House was built. In 1904, Mullan sold the house to Alexander Taylor, who died in October 1928. The house was then sold to the Victoria College girls' school, based in south Belfast, and which opened Strathearn School in 1929 to serve as a junior school, serving the Belmont and Knock areas. The initial enrolment was 63 pupils.
Miss Miskelly, who taught classics at Victoria, became the first headmistress. At this time, the school was co-educational. Boys, however, left the school at age eight, with most moving to Cabin Hill boys' school, while the girls stayed until fourteen, after which they could move to Victoria.
During the Second World War, the school was evacuated to the Argory, near Dungannon, and then to Portballintrae. In 1950, a separate Strathearn Committee of Victoria College was established and Strathearn adopted its own distinct uniform of green, fawn and wine. In 1952, Penrhyn House was bought and converted into a preparatory department. By 1980, there were 469 pupils in the secondary school, and this had grown to 759 by 1997. In 1987, the house beside this was also purchased and served as another school building.
In 1988, the control of the school by the founding Victoria College was relinquished and Strathearn School Belfast was established with its own board of governors.[2]
The school has recently undergone a complete rebuild, finished in 2016. In 2018, the senior chamber choir became the Songs Of Praise Senior Young Choir Of The Year after coming runners-up in the old format in 2015.
Headteachersedit
1929–1944 Miss Miskelly
1944–1958 Miss Rodden, who built Rodden House
1958–1979 Miss Hamilton, who built the science labs
1979–1997 Miss Lamb, who built the sixth form centre, music department and sports hall
1997- 2016 Mr Manning, who oversaw the building of an entire new school build
2017- Mrs Connery, current headmistress
Housesedit
The school is divided into four houses:
Barbour (yellow)
Boucher (blue)
McCaughey (green)
Watts (red)
Each house was named after a school governor, introduced by Miss Rodden in 1944. Inter-house sports competitions and house plays are held annually.
strathearn, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Strathearn School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Strathearn School is an 11 18 girls voluntary grammar school in Belfast County Antrim Northern Ireland Strathearn SchoolAddress188 Belmont RoadBelfast County Antrim BT4 2AUNorthern IrelandCoordinates54 36 07 N 5 51 43 W 54 602 N 5 862 W 54 602 5 862InformationTypeVoluntary grammar schoolMottoEncourage Empower ExcelEstablished1929 95 years ago 1929 PrincipalN Connery 1 GenderGirlsAge range11 18Houses Barbour Boucher McCaughey WattsWebsitewww wbr strathearn wbr org wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Headteachers 3 Houses 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1864 17 acres 69 000 m2 of land were bought by William Mullan and Robert Mullan on which Strathearn House was built In 1904 Mullan sold the house to Alexander Taylor who died in October 1928 The house was then sold to the Victoria College girls school based in south Belfast and which opened Strathearn School in 1929 to serve as a junior school serving the Belmont and Knock areas The initial enrolment was 63 pupils Miss Miskelly who taught classics at Victoria became the first headmistress At this time the school was co educational Boys however left the school at age eight with most moving to Cabin Hill boys school while the girls stayed until fourteen after which they could move to Victoria During the Second World War the school was evacuated to the Argory near Dungannon and then to Portballintrae In 1950 a separate Strathearn Committee of Victoria College was established and Strathearn adopted its own distinct uniform of green fawn and wine In 1952 Penrhyn House was bought and converted into a preparatory department By 1980 there were 469 pupils in the secondary school and this had grown to 759 by 1997 In 1987 the house beside this was also purchased and served as another school building In 1988 the control of the school by the founding Victoria College was relinquished and Strathearn School Belfast was established with its own board of governors 2 The school has recently undergone a complete rebuild finished in 2016 In 2018 the senior chamber choir became the Songs Of Praise Senior Young Choir Of The Year after coming runners up in the old format in 2015 Headteachers edit1929 1944 Miss Miskelly 1944 1958 Miss Rodden who built Rodden House 1958 1979 Miss Hamilton who built the science labs 1979 1997 Miss Lamb who built the sixth form centre music department and sports hall 1997 2016 Mr Manning who oversaw the building of an entire new school build 2017 Mrs Connery current headmistressHouses editThe school is divided into four houses Barbour yellow Boucher blue McCaughey green Watts red Each house was named after a school governor introduced by Miss Rodden in 1944 Inter house sports competitions and house plays are held annually Notable alumni editSee also Category People educated at Strathearn School Lucy Caldwell playwright and author Margaret Mountford businesswoman Andrea Catherwood NewsreaderReferences edit Staff Details Strathearn School Retrieved 7 January 2019 Strathearn School historyExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strathearn School amp oldid 1082743386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
