1957 – Greenwood Mixed School, Belfast
Architect: Henry Lynch-Robinson & Robert McKinstry
Now known as Greenwood Infant School,
1957 – National School, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
Architect: Basil Boyd Barrett, Office of Public Works
Now extended to the rear,
1958 – Carolan Grammar School for Girls, Belfast
Architect: Donald Shanks, Principal Architect to Belfast Education Committee
Constructed over the period 1957-58,
1958 – Drimnagh Castle Secondary School, Drimnagh, Co. Dublin
Architect: O’Connor & Aylward
Drimnagh Castle Secondary School opened in 1954 to serve the growing communities of Drimnagh and Walkinstown.
1958 – Faughan Valley High School, Drumahoe, Co. Derry
Architect: Noel Campbell
The former Faughan Valley High School closed in 2007,
1958 – Technical School, Garristown, Co. Dublin
Architect: Brendan O’Connor
A small modern technical school erected on a tight budget for the VEC.
1959 – St. Mary’s National School, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan
Architect: Office of Public Works
Fine example of a standardised design school from the Office of Public Works.
1960 – Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
Architect: Corr & McCormick
Girls’ secondary school adapting to a hillside site by placing parallel blocks of differing heights down the slope.
1960 – St. Joseph’s School for Blind Boys, Drumcondra, Dublin
Architect: Basil Boyd Barrett, Office of Public Works
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1961 – St. Mary’s High School, Newry, Co. Down
Architect: Corr & McCormick
The Education Act 1947 provided for free secondary education to all throughout the United Kingdom.
