Bangor Grammar School

By the terms of his will made in 1828, the Right Honourable Robert Ward ordained that a sum of £1,000 should be 'expended in building and endowing a School-house for the education of boys in Mathematics, Astronomy and Navigation'. In 1856 the school was opened under the name of Bangor Endowed School. The first building occupied by the school was the 'Old School House' in Front Street, now Main Street. It was a picturesque cottage type of building on the site of the present Bank of Ireland at the corner of Central Avenue. Here the work of the school was carried on until 1901.

The school then became nomadic for a time, using various buildings, including one house in Princetown Road and another in College Gardens which later became the Ballyholme Hotel. We aspire to be a school in which a pupil is enabled to achieve the best of which he is capable in both academic work and extra-curricular activities; is ambitious and sets high expectations for himself; develops a critical, curious and independent mind; makes a wholehearted commitment to the pursuit of greater knowledge and understanding; leaves as a mature, rounded and responsible person equipped to adapt successfully to the ever changing circumstances of the world of work. We aspire to be a school in which a pupil:

• Shows loyalty to the school and other pupils;
• Feels at home and valued;
• Believes in the importance of being part of a team;
• Takes pride in the success of others;
• Is aware of the School’s past and traditions;
• Is courteous and helpful;
• Respects equality and diversity in background, race or faith.

We aspire to be a school in which every pupil:

• Takes increasing responsibility for his own learning;
• Seizes the opportunity to participate in a range of activities;
• Explores and develops his own range of talents to the full;
• Is enabled to develop his own moral and spiritual awareness;
• Is able to develop a sense of responsibility for the needs of others in the School and within the wider community.