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Non faith schools

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  • 15-04-2012 9:00am
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    jaycey001
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    Hello
    I have the possibility of moving to the forkhill area, however my only concern is schooling for our daughter.
    I have nothing against religious schools, however i want her to be educated in a progressive co educational environment.
    Does anyone know of any good schools within an hours commute of forkhill.
    I'm particularly interested in any alternative schools, such as the stiner system in the area.
    thanks in advance
    James.


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    pow wow
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    Kilbroney in Rostrevor might be worth a look. Primary schools right?


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    Berns
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    Try integrated schools maybe? Know mine still had RE but it may have been skippable, not sure.


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    martinedwards
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    the law here says you must have religeous education unless you have very good reason not to.

    certain religeous groups opt out.

    there are three broad bands of schooling in NI

    Catholic schools.

    Mainstream state schools that most folks who arent RC (and here that means mainly Protestant) attend

    and the integrated sector.

    IMHO the sort of folks who think that their kids need to go to the integrated sector don't NEED to because they already have a ballanced sensible outlook on mixing with folks of another community.

    I teach in a state high school and we have about 5% RC kids, 94% Nominally protestant and a few ethnic others,

    we have close ties and share classes at GCSE & A-level with the local Catholic school

    never had a setcarian attact in my 11 years here.


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