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NORTHEN IRELANDSCHOOL OF THE YEAR

2011

Friends’ School

6 Magheralave RoadLisburn

BT28 3BH

T: 028 92 662156F: 028 92 672134



2011

“ Excellence within a caring, supportive community”

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Friends’ School is one of nine QuakerSchools in Britain and Ireland and enjoyslinks with the other Quaker schools acrossthe world, for example in the UnitedStates, India and Australia.

Friends’ School Lisburn is one of the longestestablished Quaker Schools, having been founded in1774.

The Board of Governors of Friends’ School is made upof ten representatives of Ulster Friends, fournominees of the Department of Education, twoelected parent governors and two elected teachergovernors. The Chairman of the Board of Governorsand the Principal report on the School to UlsterQuarterly Meeting.

Today Friends’ is a day school, still standing on itsoriginal site on Prospect Hill, and welcomes pupilsfrom the whole community in Lisburn and thesurrounding area. The School may have changedgreatly from its beginnings as a boarding school forsome 30 boys and girls in 1774, but its distinctiveQuaker ethos remains, based on the worth of eachindividual.

HISTORY

Welcome to Friends’ School Lisburn and thank you for your interest in our school community.

Our aim is ‘excellence within a caring, supportivecommunity’. There is a strong emphasis on effectivepastoral care within School, for central to our ethos is the value of each individual and the importance ofgood relationships. We actively encourage toleranceand respect for others so that all, from whateverculture or background, are welcome to attend Friends’ School.

We seek to encourage all pupils to reach theirpotential. We place a high value on academicexcellence and on providing a wide range of extracurricular activities which give the opportunity foreach one to flourish.

This year we were pleased to be named the SundayTimes Northern Ireland School of the Year 2011

Alastair McCall, Editor of the Sunday Times Schools Guide, said:"Northern Ireland has long had a disproportionately large number of the best schools in Great Britain andNorthern Ireland. Friends’ School, Lisburn is one of the most exceptional of them. It combines high levels ofacademic attainment, which stand its students in great stead no matter what they go on to achieve, with aQuaker tradition that ensures they leave school firmly grounded and with a sense of their place in the world andtheir responsibility to help make it a better place. With our School of the Year award, we seek to acknowledgethe development of the whole child in high-achieving schools, where everyone is coaxed to perform to themaximum of their abilities. Friends’ School, Lisburn, ticked every box."

This prospectus gives an introduction to school life at Friends’. You are very welcome to find out more by visiting School and speaking with pupils and members of staff.

Welcome to Friends’ School Lisburn

Friends’ School Lisburn :: Prospectus 2012

Friends’ School owes its continuity and stability toits foundation by the Religious Society of Friends.Therefore each individual is valued as of equalstanding before God and a sense of socialawareness is encouraged through service to others.

Our aim is to provide an environment in which pupils,staff and parents are committed to the idea ofexcellence within a caring, supportive community.

We seek:

• to enable all pupils to develop their academic potential and interests to the fullest extent.

• to provide a broad and balanced curriculum relevant to the needs of our pupils.

• to foster the self-esteem of pupils and staff.

• to encourage the moral and spiritual developmentof our pupils.

• to establish a partnership between the School, theparents and the local community.

• to prepare pupils for adult life.

FRIENDS’ SCHOOLVALUES & AIMS



PASTORAL CAREPastoral Care at its core is about care of theindividual pupil and that is at the heart of ourvalues here in Friends’ School. At Friends’ we arecommitted to creating a caring and supportivecommunity in which each pupil feels safe, secure,valued and encouraged to build good relationshipswith staff and fellow pupils based on tolerance,mutual respect, consideration and trust.

All members of staff work together to support pupilsin their learning and to foster positive attitudes, self-motivation, personal responsibility andindependence. We encourage pupils to take pride inall that they do and to set high standards forthemselves, both inside and beyond the classroom.

Pupils are given opportunities to take part in a widerange of curricular and extra curricular activities.Through such shared experiences a real sense ofbelonging to our school community can develop.Pupils are also encouraged to be of service to thewider community.

A Vice Principal is responsible for pastoral care and,together with the three pastoral Heads of School,works alongside the two Year Teachers and fiveCollect Teachers attached to each year group.Through our Collect system there is continuity of carefrom Year 8 to Year 14. Collect Teachers meet withthe pupils in their Collect groups each morning toenable strong and positive relationships to developand to monitor the progress and welfare of pupils.

A qualified Nurse works during school hours toprovide medical care for all pupils. In addition, twocounsellors, from separate external agencies, providefurther support for pupils through sessions organisedon a weekly basis.

Pastoral Parents’ Information meetings are held todiscuss key pastoral issues. Moreover, we encourageand value regular communication with parents whoare invited to contact pastoral staff at any time todiscuss pupil progress and other issues.

Our Child Protection Policy acknowledges our duty ofcare towards each young person in School and ourresponsibility to promote and safeguard his or herwelfare.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

We seek to support pupils with Special EducationalNeeds through Individual Education Plans which aredrawn up, monitored and evaluated by the trainedSpecial Educational Needs Co-ordinator, inconsultation with parents and members of staff.Classroom Assistants work alongside subject teachersto provide individual support to a number of pupils.Disabled pupils have access to the full curriculum.

Pastoral care in Friends’ School is in sympathy withthe principles of the Religious Society of Friends.

Mentoring is a very important area of pupil supportat Friends’ School and each year some 70 Sixth Formpupils volunteer to work alongside junior andmiddle school pupils to help them with homework,personal organisation, or specific subjects identifiedas a priority. We offer both group mentoring andone-to-one support. Mentors meet with pupils on aregular basis outside class time and we value thesupportive and positive relationships that developbetween the senior and junior pupils as a result.

Additionally, in Year 8, three Mentors are assigned toeach Collect group for the year, working alongsidethe Collect Teacher, helping pupils to settle into theroutines of a new school. Over the year, the Year 8Mentors get to know the pupils in their Collect groupvery well and help them to feel secure in school andpart of our community.

Mentoring helps to create a school community inwhich pupils are encouraged to take responsibility onefor another. As a voluntary activity, it acknowledges asense of service as vitally important and recognisesthat all can make a contribution in helping each other.

As one Year 8 pupil said, “It is great on Fridaymornings when my Mentor comes to talk to me.I feel that she listens to me and I can really talkto her. She’s great!”

In Year 14 all pupils are invited to become Prefects aseach one has a valued contribution to make to ourcommunity. There are also many opportunities forleadership through the House system andextracurricular participation.

MENTORING


We are fortunate to have extensivegrounds here at Friends’ and staff andpupils have worked together to develop aBiodiversity Trail with explanatoryworksheets which enables pupils toexplore and enjoy our environment in aninteresting and fun way.

Hidden in our Wildlife Garden is our BugHotel that provides shelteredaccommodation for many local species ofbugs and insects. We have an EcoCommittee at School, which is pupil led,and brings together representatives fromdifferent year groups in School. Last yearJunior pupils organised and led an anti-litter campaign, carried out an audit ofwater and light wastage and put forwardmany ideas to promote sustainability andto develop biodiversity in our schoolgrounds.

The School Council is chaired by the Head Girl and the HeadBoy. Each year group elects three representatives to theCouncil annually. School Council sub-committees addressissues such as food, uniform and anti bullying, planning andleading activities for the annual Anti-Bullying week. TheCouncil is also very active in consultations and membershave reviewed the Anti Bullying, Child Protection andBehaviour policies during the past year.

Through the School Council, pupils have an opportunityto discuss matters that are important to them and tocommunicate and present those issues to staff and toother pupils. The Council gives pupils a platform onwhich they can join together, speak out and be heard;and it also allows pupils to work alongside members ofstaff and other pupils to gain experience of decisionmaking in School and to play a role in forming schoolpolicy.

THE SCHOOL COUNCIL

THE ECOCOMMITTEE


THE CHARITYCOMMITTEEThe Charity Committee is run by pupils in Year 13but there are also representatives from each yeargroup who are encouraged to suggest and leadfund raising events throughout the year.

The Committee organises a wide range of activities,not only to raise funds for charity but also topromote service to others. Some of the annual funactivities include the Bog- Eyed Jog for Children InNeed, the Christmas hampers for Quaker Cottageand Friends’ School’s version of the X Factor! Newideas and initiatives are always welcome! We provide many opportunities for senior pupils togive service in the local community and value also ourlinks with the charity Quaker Service.

The four Houses are Aughrim, Collin, Croob andDivis. The House System brings together pupilsfrom across all year groups in House activities.

The members of staff who are House Leaders workclosely with the senior pupils appointed as HouseCaptains. Regular House Assemblies promote a senseof belonging and foster good relationships across theyear groups.

There is an annual competition for the Inter-HouseShield, drawing together points awarded for Housecompetitions which include music, sport and quizzes.Pupils are also awarded House points for theirinvolvement in and contribution to the life of School.

THE HOUSESYSTEM


THE SCHOOL CURRICULUMAt Friends’ we seek to provide a broad, balanced andrelevant curriculum which meets the needs of all ofour pupils.

The wide range of subjects offered provides a rich baseof knowledge and skills and our teaching seeks todevelop an enjoyment of learning and the curiosity tofind out more. The opportunities to take part in awealth of activities beyond the classroom provide abreadth of experience and personal fulfilment.Friends’ enjoys strong international links across thecurriculum, recognised by the International SchoolAward from the British Council in 2009.

KEY STAGE 3 (YEARS 8 – 10)

Pupils in Years 8, 9 and 10 follow a broad commoncurriculum, developing knowledge and skills across awide range of subjects.

In Year 8 pupils study Art and Design, Drama, English,French, Geography, History, Home Economics,Information Technology, Junior Science, Mathematics,Music and Religious Education. Classes in Learning forLife and Work include courses in Citizenship,Employability and Personal Development. Pupils alsoare timetabled for Physical Education and Games.In Years 9 and 10 pupils study a second language, eitherGerman or Spanish, alongside French and the threeSciences: Biology, Chemistry and Physics.Pupils are encouraged to see the connections betweensubjects through opportunities for joint project workand each subject offers opportunities for pupils todevelop their skills in ICT. This year pupils in Year 8 areable to converse with peers in a French School and learnabout school in France through an on line forum.


Pupils take 10 subjects at GCSE level, choosing from a range of options.

All study a common core of English, English Literature,Mathematics, Science (either one, two or three ofBiology, Chemistry and Physics or Double AwardScience) and at least one modern language (fromFrench, German and Spanish). All pupils in Years 11 &12 follow a course in Religious Education and mostchoose to take GCSE Religious Studies.

Pupils choose the remainder of their subjects from:Additional Mathematics, Art & Design, BusinessStudies, Economics, Geography, History, HomeEconomics, ICT, Journalism, Music, Physical Education and Technology and Design.

Non GCSE Subjects taken by all pupils are PhysicalEducation, Games and Learning for Life and Workwhich includes modules in Careers, Citizenship andPersonal Development.

Additional GCSE courses in Engineering and MovingImage Arts, as well as BTECs in Photography andPerforming Arts, are offered to pupils in collaborationwith the other schools in the Lisburn Area LearningCommunity. These courses are taken in twilightsessions after school one day a week and are inaddition to the ten GCSE subjects taken in School.

KEY STAGE 4 (YEARS 11 AND 12)


The Sixth Form allows pupils to pursue theiracademic interests in greater depth throughstudying three or four subjects at AS and A level.Independent study is encouraged through ourPrivate Study facilities.

There is the opportunity for pupils to develop newinterests through the wide range of enrichmentactivities provided through General Studies and forthem to take part in Community Service.

All pupils also take courses in Careers and Study Skillsand a number choose to supplement their A levelstudies with a Key Skill in Communication or ICT or by taking the COPE qualification. Games are also taken by all.

Pupils choose their AS and A level subjects from abroad range of subject options: Applied ICT, Art and Design, Biology,

Business Studies, Chemistry, Economics*, EnglishLiterature, French, Geography, German*, Governmentand Politics, History, Home Economics, Mathematicsand Further Mathematics, Moving Image Arts*, Music,Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish,Technology and Design and Travel and Tourism*.

The asterixed subjects are taught in collaboration with The Wallace High School or the South EasternRegional College.

SIXTH FORM (YEARS 13 AND 14)


Careers Education starts in Year 8 through theEmployability strand of the Learning for Life and Workprogramme when pupils begin to examine their ownskills and qualities, consider local and globalemployment opportunities, learn about the changingworld of work and investigate aspects of enterpriseand entrepreneurship.

The CEIAG Department plays an important role inPersonal Career Planning at key transition points – atthe end of Key Stage 3, when pupils make their GCSEchoices; at the end of Key Stage 4, when AS and Alevel choices are made and in the Sixth Form whenpupils look beyond school. In Year 10, pupils take partin a Careers workshop along with pupils from theother schools in the Lisburn Area LearningCommunity. In Year 12, pupils attend a CareersConvention organised by the Lisburn BusinessEducation Partnership and In Year 13, pupils plan andundertake a week of Work Experience, most taking upplacements locally but each year a number travellingfurther afield, building on links we have made with

companies in Europe. Pupils studying Languages havethe opportunity to complete a week’s workexperience in France at Euro Disney where they workwith the Sales and Marketing teams, in CSC, aComputing company in the centre of Paris and in aprimary school in Lyon. In previous years pupils havealso worked in the United Nations in Geneva withQuaker House.

The great majority of our pupils go on to universityafter Sixth Form so the focus in Years 13 and 14 is onpreparation for university applications, with visits fromadmissions tutors from universities across the UnitedKingdom, practice of interview techniques and theexperience of a mock interview with outsidespecialists. Pupils also have the opportunity to attendsubject specific pre-university courses in areas such asLaw, Medicine and Veterinary Science, to prepare foronline admissions tests and to take extension coursesthrough the Open University’s Young Applicants inSchools Scheme to supplement their applications foruniversity.

CAREERS EDUCATION, INFORMATION,ADVICE AND GUIDANCECareers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) extends throughout the School and aims toassist pupils in getting to know themselves better and becoming more aware of the education, training andcareer opportunities that will allow them to make a smooth transition from school to adult life.


SPORT & GAMESFriends’ School has a fine sporting tradition. Pupils enjoyconsiderable success representing the School in a widerange of sports, winning titles at Ulster and Irish level. All have the opportunity to play sport and the number of options on offer gives an activity for everyone.


The sports available to pupils over the course of theacademic year are: athletics, badminton, basketball,cross-country, golf, gymnastics, hockey, netball, rugby,show jumping, skiing, squash, swimming and tennis.There are regular tours for rugby, forgirls’ and boys’ hockey teams and fornetball. Already in the 2011-2012 schoolyear hockey and netball teams havetoured to Spain and Gibraltar andrugby teams to Scotland.

The School has excellent facilitieson site for sport. The gymnasiumis supplemented by a purpose builtsports hall and fitness suite whichoverlooks our sports grounds. On ourgrounds are three rugby pitches, twocricket wickets and three hockey pitches,used in the summer for a 300m athleticstrack. Our five astroturf tennis courtsprovide winter training facilities for hockey.Off-site, the School uses Lisnagarvey HockeyClub, Laurelhill Sportszone, LisburnLeisureplex, Lisburn Racquets Club and theCraigavon Ski Centre.



EXTRA CURRICULARACTIVITIES


Clubs and SocietiesSenior and junior pupils take part in debating andpublic speaking competitions. Clubs and societiesinclude Junior and Senior Debating, Current Affairs,the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, ScriptureUnion, Geography, Maths, Technology, YoungEnvironmentalists, Languages, Chess and YoungEnterprise.

The Year 13 Charity Committee leads fundraising inSchool and pupils take part in community service also.Each year the Year 12 pupils take charge of sponsoringchildren through Fields of Life.

Competitions involve many pupils across subjectsranging from Maths to Languages and Chemistry

to English.

Music and Drama in School The Music Department puts on concerts and recitalsthroughout the year. There are Junior and Seniororchestras and smaller instrumental ensembles,including a brass group and a traditional Band. Thereare Junior and Senior choirs as well as musical theatregroups.

In the Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee’s Schools’ Arts Competition in May 2011, Friends’ School wonthe overall awards for secondary schools in the localarea for the following categories: Short Story, Poetry,Visual Arts and Drama.

The Drama Award was for our successful productionof ‘West Side Story’.

Trips and VisitsThere are many trips and visits organised throughSchool. The Languages Department has an exchangeprogramme with Germany and France, twinning withschools in Stuttgart and Aix-en-Provence. It runs aHomestay scheme in Santander, Spain, also.

Pupils studying A level Travel and Tourism organisevisits for other pupils and already in the autumn term2011 have organised a successful trip to Paris.

Pupils take part in expeditions to the Mournes, theLake District and Loch Lomond with the Duke ofEdinburgh’s Award Scheme.

The History and Politics Department has developedour links with Quaker schools in the United Statesthrough their regular visits to New York, Philadelphiaand Washington.

Pupils have opportunities to become involved in a wide range of extra curricular activities whilst at School


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Period 29.50am -10.25am

Period 310.40am - 11.15am

Period 411.15am - 11.50am

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Tuesday French English ICT

Wednesday Junior Science History Mu

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I have enjoyed all of the new subjects likeArt, H.E., Music and French and ICT. Emily Hassard 8-C

When I came to Friends’ I thought thatFrench would be really hard, but theteachers are very reassuring and make it easier to learn!Josef McCallion 8-C

I love P.E. at Friends’ because you get toplay netball and hockey, and you can try outfor lots of different after school teams,including badminton, hockey and netball.Rachel Morrison 8-D

I look forward to Geography because weget to learn a lot more about NorthernIreland and loads of other cool stuff likeearthquakes, volcanoes and the weather.Alex Harte 8-B


A YEAR 8 TIMETABLE

Period 511.50am - 12.25pm

Period 71.10pm - 1.45pm


Period 92.20pm - 2.55 pm


English Maths History Home Economics

French Drama Maths Geography

usic French Geography English R.E.

Design Maths French Library

Maths R.E. French Technology

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So far at Friends’ I’ve found English andTechnology to be my favourite subjects. Wediscuss things in English and in Technologywe learn how to use machines which is really fun! Katie Rowlands 8-D

I love Drama at Friends’ School because it’sso much fun and we get to make up ourown scenes sometimes. Alana Eastwood 8-B

My favourite subject is H.E. I find it veryinteresting learning about germs andbalanced diets. We also got to make a tastypasta bake!Ross McKee 8-D

I like Art because in primary school I used tonot like it, but in Friends’ I’m good at it so Ireally like it!Ciara McCabe 8-C



PUBLIC EXAMINATION RESULTS 2010 – 11GCSENumber of pupils in Year 12 141Number of those with a Statement of Special Educational Needs 1Percentage entered for 7 or more subjects 100Percentage achieving 7 or more passes at Grades A* - C 99Percentage entered for 5 or more subjects 100Percentage achieving 5 or more passes at Grades A* - C 100

GCSE Level June 2011 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS (% achieving each grade)

Entered A*(%) A(%) B(%) C(%) D(%) E(%) F(%) G(%) U(%)

Art & Design 23 21.7 47.8 26.1 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Biology 52 40.4 40.4 15.4 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Business Studies 18 33.3 38.9 22.2 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Chemistry 46 32.6 43.5 23.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

English 140 16.4 54.3 25.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

English Literature 139 15.8 51.1 24.5 8.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

French 90 41.1 38.9 13.3 5.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Geography 92 10.9 57.6 21.7 8.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

German 27 25.9 33.3 33.3 0.0 3.7 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

History 58 25.9 29.3 34.5 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Home Economics 14 28.6 14.3 35.7 21.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Information Technology 24 4.2 70.8 12.5 8.3 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Journalism 8 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Mathematics 140 43.6 34.3 16.4 5.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Mathematics (Additional) 57 31.6 36.8 26.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Music 20 15.0 70.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Physical Education 26 57.7 23.1 19.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Physics 42 28.6 52.4 19.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Religious Studies 137 24.1 32.1 19.7 16.8 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.0

Science (Double Award) 170 15.3 35.3 31.8 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Spanish 43 60.5 20.9 11.6 4.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Technology 23 8.7 39.1 43.5 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Totals 1389 26.2 41.3 23.0 8.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0

Cumulative 26.2 67.5 90.6 98.8 99.6 99.9 100.0 100.0 100.0

Examination Performance - Trend Data

GCSE 2008 2009 2010 2011

Percentage of Year 12 pupils gaining 100 99 99 1005 or more GCSEs at Grades A* - C

Northern Ireland Grammar School Average 5 96 97 97 Not knownor more GCSEs at Grades A*- C

Percentage of Year 12 Pupils gaining 99 97 96 997 or more GCSEs at Grades A* - C

Northern Ireland Grammar School Average 91 91 92 Not Known7 or more GCSES at Grades A*- C

Advanced LevelNumber of pupils in Year 14 135Number of those with a Statement of Special Educational Needs 1

Percentage achieving 3 or more passes at Grades A - C 84Percentage achieving 2 or more passes at Grades A - E 100

A2 Results June 2011 (% achieving each grade)

Entered A*(%) A(%) B(%) C(%) D(%) E(%) U(%)

Art 12 66.7 25.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Biology 67 22.2 47.2 22.2 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Business Studies 22 34.5 24.1 31.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Chemistry 34 7.7 69.2 19.2 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0

Applied ICT 8 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Economics 4 0.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

English Literature 32 0.0 50.0 31.3 12.5 6.3 0.0 0.0

French 12 25.0 16.7 33.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 0.0

Further Mathematics 3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Geography 32 3.1 43.8 34.4 15.6 3.1 0.0 0.0

German 3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

History 25 16.0 40.0 28.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Home Economics 7 0.0 14.3 28.6 28.6 14.3 14.3 0.0

Mathematics 45 11.1 44.4 28.9 11.1 4.4 0.0 0.0

Moving Image Art 11 75.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Music 6 0.0 16.7 66.7 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Physical Education 6 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 16.7 0.0

Physics 26 3.9 42.3 38.5 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0

Politics 4 7.1 14.3 50.0 21.4 7.1 0.0 0.0

Religious Studies 7 3.1 28.1 59.4 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Spanish 3 5.9 35.3 17.7 35.3 5.9 0.0 0.0

Technology 6 40.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Travel & Tourism 8 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Totals 392 14.3 37.5 32.1 11.7 3.6 0.8 0.0

Cumulative 14.3 51.8 83.9 95.7 99.2 100.0 100.0

Examination Performance - Trend Data

A Level 2008 2009 2010 2011

Percentage of Year 14 pupils gaining 100 100 100 1002 or more A Levels at Grades A - E

Northern Ireland Grammar School Average 99 100 100 Not known2 or more A Levels at Grades A- E

Percentage of Year 14 Pupils gaining 86 84 84 873 or more A Levels at Grades A - C

Northern Ireland Grammar School Average 74 75 78 Not Known3 or more A Levels Grades A- C



The School will initially consider at Transfer stage onlythose pupils who have taken the Common EntranceAssessment (CEA) provided by the Association forQuality Education (AQE) and who have been awardeda mark in the form of a standardised score.Information on the CEA is available from the School oron the AQE website (www.aqe.org.uk).

It should be noted that children resident in NorthernIreland at the time of their proposed admission mustbe admitted before children who are not resident.

!NB Throughout the admissions criteria, ‘the score’refers to the standardised score as awarded by AQE

The process for admissions, should the school havemore applications than places available, is as set outbelow. The information to be provided in the event ofa claim that special circumstances exist or that SpecialProvision should apply is detailed in Appendix 1.

It should be noted that the Board of Governors willnot take into account the position of preference givento the school by the applicant on the Transfer Form.For example, an application received from a pupil whohas placed Friends’ second in order of preference onthe Transfer Form and who has not been offered aplace by the school placed first in order of preference,will be considered in the same way as all firstpreference applicants to Friends’ School.

Please note that it is the responsibility of the parentsof the applicant to ensure that all informationrelevant to the criteria is provided on the Parents’Remarks section of the Transfer Form, or attached tothe Form.

The score in the AQE CEA should be entered inSection C of the Transfer Form in the followingformat: ‘AQE CEA score’, followed by the score withthe AQE candidate number in brackets.This information will be verified by the School withAQE.

ADMISSIONSThe Board of Governors will consider initially thosepupils who have taken the AQE Common EntranceAssessment and who have been awarded a score orhave been assigned to a band of scores afterdetermination of an application for specialcircumstances or special provision.

Applicants claiming that special circumstances and/orspecial provision apply will be considered first. Once adecision has been made for each pupil for thesespecial cases, the applicant will be considered alongwith all pupils of the same scoring band for thepurposes of applying the admissions criteria.

The scores of all applicants in the AQE CommonEntrance Assessment will be placed in rank order andbanded within ranges of 5 marks. Higher scores willprecede lower scores. In order to determine whichpupils will be accepted into Year 8 the followingcriteria will be applied.Preference will be given to those in Band 1 beforeBand 2, Band 2 before Band 3, Band 3 before Band 4and so on.If the School is oversubscribed, there will come a pointwhere a band contains more applicants than there areplaces available.

Within that Band, the remaining places will beallocated in accordance with the following sub-criteria.a) applicants who are children of Members or

Attenders of the Religious Society of Friends;b) applicants who are in attendance in the

Preparatory Department of Friends' School, Lisburn;

c) applicants who have a brother or sister enrolled, or formerly enrolled, at Friends' School, Lisburn at, or prior to, the date of transfer; this includes applicants who have a twin, or triplet, sibling already admitted.

d) applicants who are transferring from schools which have contributed pupils to Friends’ School, Lisburn within the last 5 years (a list of these is below); and who are the eldest, elder or only child in the family;

e) applicants whose mothers or fathers are past pupils of Friends' School, Lisburn;

f) applicants who are entitled to Free School Meals;*g) other applicants who are transferring from schools

which have contributed pupils to Friends’ School, Lisburn within the last five years (a list of these is below);

h) applicants to whom (a) to (g) above do not apply.

If, following the application of the above sub-criteria inorder, there comes a point where there are morepupils who meet a particular criterion than there areplaces available then the Board of Governors shalldecide which of these pupils are to be admitted on thebasis of computerised random selection.

* “entitled to Free School Meals” will mean applicants whoare listed on the Education and Library Boards/ESA registeras entitled to Free School Meals at the date on which theirparent or guardian has signed their post-primary Transfer

Form, or at any date up to and including 9th May 2012.

FRIENDS’ SCHOOL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR YEAR 8 SEPTEMBER 2012 :: YEAR 8 ADMISSIONS NUMBER: 140


Special CircumstancesThe Board of Governors will consider medical or othercircumstances which may have affected a child'sperformance in the Common Entrance Assessmentwhich are supported by contemporaneousdocumentary evidence of a medical or otherappropriate nature. The Board of Governors will thendecide whether the score awarded in the CEA should beadjusted.

It should be noted that if a claim for the considerationof Special Circumstances is made in respect of mattersfor which Special Access arrangements were granted fora pupil, the School will take into account the fact thatthe pupil was granted Special Access arrangements forthose matters.

Application for Special CircumstancesParents who wish to apply to the School under SpecialCircumstances must complete Form SC11 obtainablefrom the school or AQE and attach it with appropriatedocumentary evidence, as detailed below, to theTransfer Form.

Medical EvidenceWhen it is claimed that an applicant’s performance inthe CEA has been affected by medical or otherproblems, independent evidence of the existence of theproblem MUST be provided with the claim. Where theproblem is a medical one of short term duration, theBoard of Governors will require the production ofevidence that the applicant was examinedcontemporaneously by a medical practitioner in relationto the illness. Where the difficulty or problem is oflonger term duration, the Board of Governors will stillrequire medical evidence. In both cases the medicalpractitioner providing the evidence must beindependent ie. not related to the applicant.

Where the problem is of a non-medical nature, theparents of the applicant must also set out with the claimprecise details of the problem and append appropriateevidence to corroborate its existence.

Educational Evidence**It is the responsibility of the parent to provide theeducational evidence as detailed in Form SC11. Thisshould include (where they exist):

The score achieved in the Common EntranceAssessment.

• Objective documentary evidence including, where they exist, the results for the pupil of any standardised tests conducted in Year 5, Year 6 and Year 7, eg NFER assessments and the results in any end of year assessments in English and Mathematics.

• Additional comparative information in respect of standardised test scores relating to the other pupilsin the applicant’s Primary 7 class from the Primary School as set out in Form SC11.

Special ProvisionIt is expected that all those seeking admission should sitthe AQE CEA, with the exception of those pupils whotake up residence in Northern Ireland after the 16thSeptember 2011.

Special Provision will apply for:

1 Children whose parents wish them to transfer to Grammar Schools from Schools outside Northern Ireland.

2 Children who have received more than half their Primary education outside Northern Ireland.

3 Children who, because of medical or other problemswhich are supported by appropriate documentary evidence, were unable to take the CEA Assessment.

It should be noted that if a claim for the considerationof Special Provision is made in respect of matters forwhich Special Access arrangements were granted for apupil, the School will take into account the fact that thepupil was granted Special Access arrangements forthose matters.

Application for Special ProvisionParents who wish to apply to the School under SpecialProvision should complete Form SC11 obtainable fromthe School or AQE, and attach it with appropriatedocumentary evidence, as detailed below, to theTransfer Form.

Parents must provide the precise reason why theybelieve the pupil is eligible for consideration underSpecial Provision and append educational evidence asdetailed below.

APPENDIX 1


Educational Evidence**It is the responsibility of the parent to provide theeducational evidence as detailed in Form SC11. Thisshould include (where they exist):

The score achieved in the Common Entrance Assessment(if applicable).

• Objective documentary evidence including, where they exist, the results for the pupil of any standardised tests conducted in Year 5, Year 6, and Year 7, eg. NFER assessments, the results in any endof year assessments in English and mathematics, andend of year reports for P5 and P6.

• Additional comparative information in respect of standardised test scores relating to the other pupilsin the applicants Primary 7 class from the Primary School as set out in Form SC11.

Educational Evidence**The Information Commissioner’s Office websitewww.ico.gov.uk contains guidance for parents to accessinformation held by schools in relation to their child.

Duty to verifyThe Board of Governors reserves the right to requiresuch supplementary evidence as it may determine tosupport or verify information on any applicationform/Transfer Form.Please note that Department of Education guidancestates ‘the provision of false or incorrect information orthe failure to provide information within the deadlinesset by post-primary schools can result in the withdrawalof a place and the inability to offer a place on the partof any school nominated on the applicant’s TransferForm’.

CONTRIBUTORY PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARSAcademy Derriaghy Killowen Scoil na FuiseoigeAnahilt Donacloney Knockmore SpaBallinderry Downshire Largymore St AloysiusBallycarrickmaddy Dromara Lisburn Central St Anthony’sBallymacash Dromore Central Maghaberry St Colman’s, LambegBallymacrickett Dunmurry Maralin Village St Colman’s, MoiraBallymacward Edenderry McKinney St Joseph’s, CrumlinBallynahinch Elmgrove Meadowbridge St Joseph’s, LisburnBelvoir Fair Hill Millenium Integrated St Kieran’sBotanic, Belfast Finaghy Moira St Patrick’s, BallynahinchBrownlee Forge Integrated Oakwood Integrated St Patrick’s, MaralinCarr, Lisburn Forthill Old Warren StraidhavernCarryduff Friends’ Prep Pond Park Stranmillis, BelfastChrist the Redeemer Harding Memorial Portadown Integrated Wallace High PrepCedar Integrated Harmony Hill Riverdale WaringstownCrumlin

Should vacancies arise within theadmissions number for the year2012/2013, the admissions criteriaabove will also apply toapplications to Year 8 after thecommencement of the 2012 school year.

ADMISSIONS SEPTEMBER 2011 - AQE SCORES

In September 2011, Friends’ School accepted pupilsinto Year 8 with scores in the AQE test ranging from126 - 101.

The band in which we were oversubscribed withapplicants was the Band 101-105. Within that bandwe applied our sub criteria (a – h) above, to selectpupils up to the 140th place in Year 8.

Applications Admissions2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011221 231 265 141 140 140

APPLICATIONS AND ADMISSIONSADMISSIONS CRITERIA AFTERTHE COMMENCEMENT OF THESCHOOL YEAR 2012/2013

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