Portadown College

Portadown College is an academic selective grammar school in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, founded in 1924. The school was established initially in Bann House on the banks of the River Bann, adjacent to the main road bridge of the time. In 1962 the school moved to a new, purpose-built site, on the Killicomain Road. The school previously had a preparatory department until its closure in 2006. The school is unique in Northern Ireland in that it is one of two schools (the other being Craigavon Senior High School)only caters for pupils at Key Stage 4. House systemThe school's pupils are divided into historical houses. The three houses are Shillington (red), Seale (green) and MacCallum (yellow). The house structure provides the basis for a wide range of inter-house competitions, including sports, music and debating. The houses are named after the following: MacCallum is named after RAF Gp Capt John Evelyn Matier MacCallum, a former pupil and rugby captain. He was killed in action in 1943, during World War Two. Seale is named after brothers RAF Sqn Ldr W. T. C. Seale and Lt. Theophilus John Seale of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. The two brothers were killed in action during World War Two in 1941 and 1944 respectively. Shillington is named after three individuals. They are Ulster Unionist politician Major David Graham Shillington, Tom Shillington and Lt. Geoffrey St. George Shillington Cather VC. The latter was killed during the Battle of the Somme in the Great War in 1916.

Portadown College is an academic selective grammar school in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, founded in 1924. The school was established initially in Bann House on the banks of the River Bann, adjacent to the main road bridge of the time. In 1962 the school moved to a new, purpose-built site, on the Killicomain Road. The school previously had a preparatory department until its closure in 2006. The school is unique in Northern Ireland in that it is one of two schools (the other being Craigavon Senior High School)only caters for pupils at Key Stage 4. House systemThe school's pupils are divided into historical houses. The three houses are Shillington (red), Seale (green) and MacCallum (yellow). The house structure provides the basis for a wide range of inter-house competitions, including sports, music and debating. The houses are named after the following: MacCallum is named after RAF Gp Capt John Evelyn Matier MacCallum, a former pupil and rugby captain. He was killed in action in 1943, during World War Two. Seale is named after brothers RAF Sqn Ldr W. T. C. Seale and Lt. Theophilus John Seale of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. The two brothers were killed in action during World War Two in 1941 and 1944 respectively. Shillington is named after three individuals. They are Ulster Unionist politician Major David Graham Shillington, Tom Shillington and Lt. Geoffrey St. George Shillington Cather VC. The latter was killed during the Battle of the Somme in the Great War in 1916.