Carrickfergus College

Carrickfergus College was previously known as Carrickfergus High School. It is locally (and colloquially) known simply as "Carrick College". In May 2007 the school became one of 25 specialist secondary and grammar schools in Northern Ireland. Its specialty is Business and Enterprise. As a specialist school they received additional funding of about £400,000 for the next four years. During the school year 2009/2010, Carrickfergus College celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2010 the school began offering GCSE Ancient History. In 2011, the College achieved its highest ever GCSE pass rate for pupils achieving 5+ GCSE grades A* - C of 72%, above the Northern Ireland average for similar schools of…