PORTADOWN COLLEGE ETHOS

Founded in 1924, Portadown College is a selective, academic post-14 school which takes pride in its excellent reputation, friendly atmosphere, sense of community and the very good relations enjoyed between our staff, students and parents.

Students know they are cared for and are expected to work hard and achieve high standards in everything they do in preparation for their role as responsible, independent, confident and thoughtful adults and citizens.

OUR VALUES

Our College motto “Fortiter et Humaniter” (With Courage and Courtesy) underpins our four core values of:

1. Nurturing the individual
2. Serving our local and global community
3. Encouraging lifelong learning
4. Respecting ourselves and others

OUR AIMS

Our aims flow from our ethos and core values and they are:

 Academic and Personal

 To ensure that all students strive to achieve their full academic, personal, moral, spiritual and social potential.
 To provide each student with access to, and the necessary individual support for, a range of studies to acquire the relevant qualifications for Further, Higher Education and the world of work.
 To facilitate the continuing professional development of all our staff. 
 To encourage a culture of celebration of success in all we do.

Extra- Curricular

 To enthuse our students to get involved in a very wide range of activities to promote the qualities of self-discipline, integrity, competitiveness, initiative, courtesy, independence and self-confidence. 
 To encourage each individual in our College community to take responsibility for their role as a citizen by seeking to improve the lives of others.

Partnership

 To maintain and develop the key relationship between home and school to ensure the very highest standards of support and achievement for all our students.

College Development Planning

The Board of Governors is responsible for the progress in the implementation of the College Development Plan which is drawn up by the staff and governors of the College and mirrors the requirements set out in regulation.

Interested parties may request a copy of the Development Plan.