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Orangefield High School was a secondary school in east Belfast, Northern Ireland. Formerly Orangefield Boys' Secondary School and Orangefield Girls' Secondary School, it became coeducational before it closed in 2014. Notable alumni of the Boys' School include Van Morrison, Brian Keenan, David Ervine, Gerald Dawe, Walter Ellis and Ronnie Bunting. Prior to closure, Orangefield High School had a student population of approximately 240 pupils from age 11 to 18. The school offered a wide range of subjects from compulsory such as English, Mathematics, Science that are required through years 8–12. The school also offered other subjects such as technology and design, home economics, information computer technology, media, music, geography, history, business studies, physical education and religious education. In October 2012, it was announced that the school might close, due to student numbers falling and failure to meet academic targets. The school's closure was confirmed in January 2014. The school closed in June 2014 and was demolished by February 2017. Plans for the school's site are still unknown. Prior to the school's demolition it was used as a film set for BBC drama The Fall in 2016. (en) |
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Orangefield High School was a secondary school in east Belfast, Northern Ireland. Formerly Orangefield Boys' Secondary School and Orangefield Girls' Secondary School, it became coeducational before it closed in 2014. Notable alumni of the Boys' School include Van Morrison, Brian Keenan, David Ervine, Gerald Dawe, Walter Ellis and Ronnie Bunting. Prior to the school's demolition it was used as a film set for BBC drama The Fall in 2016. (en) |
