Campbell College, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Campbell College, Guestling, Northern Ireland

Campbell College, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Year of foundation: 1894
Address: Belmont Road, Belfast BT4 2ND, Northern Ireland
Location: Campbell College – an architecturally very beautiful, but at the same time suitably and modernly equipped school – is located in one of Bellfast’s outlying suburbs in the middle of a spacious, green park landscape. The all-boys school is only three and a half miles from the city centre of the Northern Irish capital. Particularly short is the distance to George Best City Airport, which reaches just about 1.4 miles. The (second) International Airport Belfast is within easy driving distance of half an hour.
Campus size: 406.600 m2
Number of students: 1.182
Number of boarders: 132
Number of international students: 79
Number of students from Germany: 8
Ratio girls/boys in %: 0/100
Ratio tutors/students: 1/8
School type: Junior and Senior School with 6th Form (7 to 18 years)
Graduation: GCSE, A levels
Specific features: Campbell College is an absolutely unique school in Northern Ireland with an almost unbeatable value-for-money ratio. Although the all-boys school is focused on performance it also attaches great importance to the encouragement of important soft skills, such as leadership ability and community spirit. After their graduation many of Campbell College’s graduates are allowed into the top-ranking public research universities of the Russell Group, which also Oxford and Cambridge belong to.
Accommodation: The large boarding house of the school is is divided into three divisions which are determined by the age of the students.  Up to the age of 14 the boys are accommodated in shared rooms. All older students do have single rooms with internet access. The students of the graduation year do even have en-suite rooms. In different common rooms the students can relax together with others and spend their free time.
Foreign languages: German, French, Spanish, Latin
Elective subjects: Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh Award etc.
Facilities/offers: five computer labs, ten science labs, school library, three workshops, art studio, school orchestra, choir, diverse music rooms, drama group, debating society, Sixth Form centre, two sports halls, indoor swimming pool, eleven rugby fields, four cricket grounds, two hockey fields, football ground, four tennis courts, fitness room
Range of sports: athletics, football, rugby, hockey, basketball, volleyball, rounders, swimming, judo, tennis, table tennis, badminton, squash, archery, cross country, golf, karting
Fee: 3,885 £ per term resp. 11,655 £ per school year
   
School prospectus as a pdf-file  
Students‘ testimonials as a pdf-file  
Link to the school website: http://www.campbellcollege.co.uk/
   
Pictures:  
  • Main building of Campbell College with boar
  • Buildings and park of Campbell College
  • School chapel of Campbell College
  • Dining hall of Campbell College
  • Modern sixth form boarding house of Campbell College
  • Single room for the sixth form at Campbell College
  • Common room for boarders at Campbell College
  • Common kitchen for boarders at Campbell College
  • Schoolboys of Campbell College at the barbecue
  • Schoolboys of Campbell College when playing cricket
  • The tennis courts at Campbell College
  • Sports facilities at Campbell College with a view to the Northern Irish parliament building