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'''Belfast Boys' Model School''' (formerly '''Belfast Model School''' or '''Belfast District Model School''') is a boys only [[secondary school]] in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].
'''Belfast Boys' Model School''' (formerly '''Belfast Model School''' or '''Belfast District Model School''') is a boys only [[secondary school]] in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].


== History ==
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During its long history, the Belfast Model School has been located on three sites:<ref name="bbmshistory">{{cite web| title= About – History| publisher= Belfast Boys' Model School| url= http://www.bbms.org.uk/about/history/| access-date= 2009-02-16| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090130030954/http://www.bbms.org.uk/about/history/| archive-date= 30 January 2009| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref>
* Divis Street 1857–1922
* Cliftonville Road 1922–1954
* Ballysillan Road (boys) since 1957

Building of the Belfast District Model School began in Divis Street in 1854, on a 100-acre tract of land leased by the Commissioners of Education in Ireland,<ref>{{cite news| title=The Twenty-first Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland (for the year 1854)| publisher=[[HM Stationery Office]]| location=Dublin| year=1854–1855| volume=I| page=14| url=https://archive.org/stream/parliamentarypa84unkngoog#page/n26| access-date=2010-10-11}}</ref> and the school was opened on 19 May 1857.<ref name="bbmshistory" /><ref>{{cite book| last=Young| first=Robert Magill| chapter=Chronological List of Notable Events| title=The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast, 1613–1816| publisher=Ward, M| year=1892| page=xv| chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/townbookcorpora00irelgoog#page/n16 |access-date=2010-10-11}}</ref> It was to be a "model" for all other schools in the district, and the thirteenth of its kind. On 22 December 1879, [[John Perry (engineer)|Prof. John Perry]], president of the [[Institution of Electrical Engineers]], highlighted the Belfast Model as an example to be followed in a proposed reform of technical education in England.<ref>{{cite book| last=Perry| first=Prof. John| author-link=John Perry (engineer)| chapter=Letter to 'The Electrician', December 22, 1879| title=England's Neglect of Science| publisher=Fisher Unwin, T| year=1900| page=81| chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/englandsneglecto00perruoft#page/81| access-date=2010-10-11}}</ref>

During riots and arson attacks surrounding the consideration of the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]] in May 1922, the Divis Street premises were burned down.<ref>{{cite web| title=Belfast Timeline 1920s| publisher=Glenravel Local History Project| page=37| url=http://www.belfasthistoryproject.com/all-download-links/category/1-belfast-timeline.html?download=10%3Abelfast-timeline-1920-s| access-date=2010-10-11}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Premises were purchased in Cliftonville Road and classes resumed in Cliftonville Lodge, until a new building was opened in 1937.<ref name=cliftonvilleweb>{{cite web |title=A brief history of the building |publisher=Cliftonville Integrated Primary School|url=http://www.cliftonvilleps.co.uk/history.html |access-date=2010-10-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215110105/http://www.cliftonvilleps.co.uk/history.html |archive-date=2010-12-15 }}</ref> The Belfast Model remained on Cliftonville Road until implementation in 1954 of the [[Tripartite System]], under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947, caused the school to split into separate boys' and girls' schools.<ref name=cliftonvilleweb /> The Belfast Boys' Model School began operations in Ballysillan Road in 1957,<ref name="bbmshistory" /><ref>{{cite web| title=School History| publisher=[[Belfast Model School for Girls]]| url=http://www.belfastgms.org/about-gms/school-history/| access-date=2010-10-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101103082059/http://www.belfastgms.org/about-gms/school-history/| archive-date= 3 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> while the Cliftonville Road premises became the site of present-day Cliftonville Integrated Primary School.<ref name=cliftonvilleweb />


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Belfast Model School for Girls]]
* [[Belfast Model School for Girls]]
* [[List of secondary schools in Belfast]]
* [[List of secondary schools in Belfast]]

In September 2010, the Boys'M1del School moved into a brand new, multimillion-pound modern school on the same site of the old school.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 23 August 2024

Belfast Boys' Model School
Address
Map
Ballysillan Road

Belfast
,
County Antrim
,
BT14 6RB

Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°37′48″N 5°57′47″W / 54.630°N 5.963°W / 54.630; -5.963
Information
Former nameBelfast Model School
TypeSecondary
Established1857; 167 years ago (1857)
AuthorityBELB
HeadmistressMary Montgomery OBE
GenderBoys
Websitewww.bbms.org.uk

Belfast Boys' Model School (formerly Belfast Model School or Belfast District Model School) is a boys only secondary school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

History

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During its long history, the Belfast Model School has been located on three sites:[1]

  • Divis Street 1857–1922
  • Cliftonville Road 1922–1954
  • Ballysillan Road (boys) since 1957

Building of the Belfast District Model School began in Divis Street in 1854, on a 100-acre tract of land leased by the Commissioners of Education in Ireland,[2] and the school was opened on 19 May 1857.[1][3] It was to be a "model" for all other schools in the district, and the thirteenth of its kind. On 22 December 1879, Prof. John Perry, president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, highlighted the Belfast Model as an example to be followed in a proposed reform of technical education in England.[4]

During riots and arson attacks surrounding the consideration of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in May 1922, the Divis Street premises were burned down.[5] Premises were purchased in Cliftonville Road and classes resumed in Cliftonville Lodge, until a new building was opened in 1937.[6] The Belfast Model remained on Cliftonville Road until implementation in 1954 of the Tripartite System, under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947, caused the school to split into separate boys' and girls' schools.[6] The Belfast Boys' Model School began operations in Ballysillan Road in 1957,[1][7] while the Cliftonville Road premises became the site of present-day Cliftonville Integrated Primary School.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "About – History". Belfast Boys' Model School. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  2. ^ "The Twenty-first Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland (for the year 1854)". Vol. I. Dublin: HM Stationery Office. 1854–1855. p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ^ Young, Robert Magill (1892). "Chronological List of Notable Events". The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast, 1613–1816. Ward, M. p. xv. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ^ Perry, Prof. John (1900). "Letter to 'The Electrician', December 22, 1879". England's Neglect of Science. Fisher Unwin, T. p. 81. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Belfast Timeline 1920s". Glenravel Local History Project. p. 37. Retrieved 11 October 2010. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b c "A brief history of the building". Cliftonville Integrated Primary School. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  7. ^ "School History". Belfast Model School for Girls. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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