1 Welcome to Strathearn Open MorningPlease can you ensure that all mobile phones are on silent.

2 Another school ? What is Strathearn like?What is so special about Strathearn? What about an all girls’ school? Who goes to Strathearn?

3 What is Strathearn like ?Personal Small classes Balanced Academic and extra-curricular

4 Monday Tuesday Thursday FridayWednesday Thursday Friday Jnr Drama Club Traditional Group ICT room daily Junior Choir Chess/Games Junior SU Junior debating Reading Club U13 Hockey ICT room daily until 4.30pm Junior Dance Team Orchestra Form 1 Hockey Cross Country Badminton Gymnastics

5 What is Strathearn like ?Convenient – walk, car or bus Newtownards, Bangor, Comber buses to the gate Contained Grounds and Sports facilities

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9 What is so special about us?Quality of Care a careful induction programme increasing opportunities for responsibility support when needed

10 What is so special about us?First day August (10.00 – 12.50) with Form tutor (no classes) tour the school lockers! biometrics

11 What is so special about us?Head Girl Rachel Cowan

12 Girls who achieved A* grades in each of their GCSE subjectsWhat is so special about us? Quality of Pupil Achievements the girls find the work challenging – satisfaction - ‘Can do’ positive peer pressure great range of subjects Girls who achieved A* grades in each of their GCSE subjects

13 What is so special about us?At A Level 29 girls (28%) achieved 3As or better 51% grade A or A* (cf 41% girls in GS) At AS Level 19 out of 107(18%) achieved 3 grade As 78% achieved at least 3 grades A–C At GCSE Level 56% grade A or A* (NI girls in Grammar 53.9%) 53% of year group achieved straight As in at least 5 subjects

14 A level % A* -B GCSE % A* - A 44 2016 2015 38= Rathmore GrammarRank 2016 2015 A level % A* -B GCSE % A* - A 38= 44 Rathmore Grammar Belfast 84.5 63.7 42 Our lady & St.Pat’s 78.5 69.6 53 21 Lumen Christie L’Derry 76.4 69.1 57 74= Rainey Endowed Magherafelt 76.3 65.5 60 59 Strathearn School 81.2 56.1 61 73 St Mary's Grammar 79= 03 Friends’School Lisburn 74.3 63.4 84= Portora Royal School Enniskillen 53.2 87 95 Dalriada School Ballymoney 72.8 93 113 Banbridge Academy Banbridge 72.7 61.7 94 Antrim Grammar Antrim 75.7 55.5 97 120 Aquinas 73.3 59.2

15 Pupil Success 2016 – team sportAthletics Minor– Co Down Champions Junior Team – Irish & Co Down Champions Minor Relay Team – Ulster& Co Down Champions Cross Country Minor Team – Co. Down Champions Junior Team – Ulster & Co Down Champions Intermediate Team – Co. Down Champions Hockey Ulster schools Junior plate champions Dance NICMAC Intermediate Champions 2015 NICMAC Junior Team Runners-up 2015 Showjumping Intermediate Inter-Schools’ Junior Tack & Turnout Tennis – Ulster Schools’ Junior Team – Ulster Champions Intermediate Team – Ulster Champions Squash U15 – Irish & Ulster Schools’ Champions U19 – Ulster Schools’ Champions Swimming Intermediate- Ulster Schools’ Junior Freestyle & Medley Champions Irish Schools’ Minor Freestyle & Medley Champions

16 Pupil Success 2016 – individualsAthletics Ulster Schools and Irish schools successes Megan Marrs; Olivia Nelson; Hariett Platt; Maria Simmons; Amelia Kane Cross-country Ulster Schools’ Junior Champion – Olivia Nelson Fencing NI Open Foil Champion – Keziah Beattie Irish Dancing Ulster U15 Champion– Anna McKibbin Cycling Irish Under 16 Champion – Katie Armstrong Irish Under 13 Champion – Maria Simmons Trampolining NI Schools Under 19 Champion – Sophie Neale Squash Irish & Ulster Champion U19 - Hannah Craig Ulster U15 Champion – Emma McGugan Swimming Ulster Schools’ 100m Butterfly Champion - Erin McConnell Ulster schools Intermediate 200m Champion -Sam McCormick Tennis Ulster and Irish U16 Player- Jessica Leeman

17 Pupil Success – Music ‘Runners Up’ in the BBC ONE UK ‘Songs of Praise’ Senior School Choir of the Year Competition.

18 Pupil Success– Drama Mar Evening of musical theatre with Campbell College Oct House Play Competition (each October) Dec ‘Daisy Pulls it Off’

19 What about all girls? Personal development Academic development

20 Who comes to Strathearn?

21 Who comes to Strathearn?110 places just for girls Very wide catchment area

22 Admissions patterns Year Admissions Number Total ApplicationsTotal Admissions Lowest score Sept 13 110 140 95 Sept 14 177 98 Sept 15 191 104 Sept 16 154 102 Sept applicants accepted September 2015 September 2016 All applicants with scores between 107 and 127 106 and 125 Applicants from the ‘pool’ Nine: 104 – 106 Nine:

23 Admissions patterns 1. The first 100 places (out of 110) offered to those with highest score. 2. From the next 15 pupils – 10 offered a place based on …. Pupils in Prep. Dept Sister currently enrolled Eldest eligible Score FSME Sister formerly at Strathearn Brother at Inst or Campbell or Parent an employee or Daughter of former pupil Proximity to home

24 a tour, refreshments in canteen – parents & staffStrathearn.org.uk a real school!

25 Best wishes to all our visitors