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Drumragh Integrated College

OMAGH INTEGRATED CAMPUS

TOGETHER. STRONGER

Together with Omagh Integrated Primary School we provide Integrated Education from age four to nineteen years.

We’re proud to be the only fully integrated education campus in Tyrone where every facility is located within our buildings and owned entirely by our school - ensuring your child enjoys every opportunity and never misses out!

We’re proud to be Tyrone’s only fully integrated education campus, where every facility is owned by our school and safely housed within our own buildings. From state‑of‑the‑art Science Labs and ICT Suites to fully equipped Home Economics rooms, from extensive Sports facilities to modern Technology & Design workshops, every learning space is right here on our campus. And because we don’t share our facilities with multiple schools, your child enjoys uninterrupted access to every opportunity - every day, without compromise - all within a safe, proven and wholeheartedly dedicated learning environment where every child is encouraged to grow, shine, and feel truly at home. 

If you’d like to learn more about the full range of facilities at Drumragh Integrated College, we invite you to explore and discover what makes our integrated community so special.

At Drumragh Integrated College, we take pride in being a community enriched by many cultures, languages and backgrounds. This short animated reel showcases just some of the nationalities that help make the Drumragh family so vibrant - from Tagalog/Filipino, Akan/Twi‑Fante, Colombian and Edo/Bini, to Hungarian, Lithuanian, French, Arabic, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Ukrainian and many more. As an Integrated College, we welcome students of diverse religious beliefs and none, while building on a Christian ethos rooted in respect, compassion, equality and belonging.

Diverse in Culture. United in Values.

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Our diversity strengthens us. Our values unite us.

Together, we create a community where every student feels seen, supported and celebrated. This is Drumragh - diverse in culture, united in values, and committed to Excellence for Everyone.

In a society that is scarred and struggling toward real peace, it seems completely obvious that young people should be educated together – all day, every day. A central goal of integrated education is the transformation of young people’s hearts and minds. This is achieved by actively helping them to respect difference and encouraging them to form friendships that break down barriers. And so we can shape a future that includes tolerance, peace and healing.

Omagh Integrated Campus is the only Integrated Education Campus in Northern Ireland

Omagh Integrated Campus

Join the future of Northern Ireland now - with all religions and communities catered for - we are the only Integrated Campus in Northern Ireland.

OVERVIEW OF FACILITIES AT DRUMRAGH INTEGRATED COLLEGE:

  • A versatile indoor multi‑purpose sports hall, available for both school use and community hire.

  • Extensive outdoor sports facilities, including: Two grass pitches, A state of the art full-size all-weather 4G synthetic pitch, Five tennis courts, a hard-surface play area, available for both school and community hire.

  • A fully equipped multi-purpose hall featuring professional sound, lighting, projection systems and a permanent stage;

  • Modern ICT suites across the school featuring the latest Dell workstations with the latest generation Intel i7s with 32GB DDR5 RAM - capable of advanced website, video editing and CAD rendering work; dedicated MAC Suite for Moving Image students offered at Post-16.

  • Specialist Music facilities - including recording booths and ICT suite;

  • A dedicated drama studio designed for performance and rehearsals;

  • Two fully-equipped art rooms/workshops including printing, ceramics, textiles, photography, an ICT suite and quiet study room for Post-16; Two fully equipped technology workshops featuring a full-range of machinery, large modern ICT suite with laser CNCs for wood, acrylic and vinyl, three dedicated drawing and planning rooms;

  • Five fully equipped science laboratories, including an ICT suite and a large greenhouse attached to the science block, all designed to support practical and investigative learning. The greenhouse is used extensively by our Horticulture Club.

  • Two specialist Home Economics rooms including two ICT suites for food preparation and nutrition studies;

  • A well-resourced Learning Resource Centre with full range of books, ICT equipment and an active Library club supporting study and research;

  • A Sixth Form study centre; offering ICT facilities, brand new kitchen, and a focused environment for independent learning;

  • A Learning Support suite equipped with a full range of ICT-assistive learning technologies, providing tailored support for SEN students and learners who need additional assistance.  This suite is suitable for a wide range of disabilities and learning needs… All in a secure, light and pleasant environment.

In addition to a quality learning experience in the classroom, Drumragh Integrated College provides a wide range of extra-curricular clubs, activities and opportunities. Some of these run at lunchtime and others after school, including a Homework Club and a free bus ride to the depot afterwards.

OVERVIEW FACILITIES AT OMAGH INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL & NURSERY

  • Fourteen bright and colourful classrooms incorporating the latest Touchscreen TV technology, cloakroom/toilets, sink, classroom storage and secure access. All classrooms have easy access out onto the playgrounds;

  • Vibrantly designed Nursery Unit incorporating landscaped outdoor play area and sheltered canopy area.

  • A purpose built ‘Wrap-Around-Care’ unit that provides a Breakfast Club, ‘OIPS Friends’ Pre-School and After-School Care and a Parent and Toddlers ‘Stay & Play’ facility;

  • Indoor multi-purpose 400+ seater hall with projection, lighting, sound and dual stage positioning facility;

  • Four fully equipped resource areas for ‘spill-over’ pupil & class learning activities;

  • Fully landscaped inner ‘court yard’ for early years’ outdoor play incorporating sheltered canopy areas, grassed & hard paved surfaces, ‘reading chair’ and benching;

  • Separate Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 playgrounds incorporating, playground markings, outdoor adventure play equipment with ‘softpour’ surfaces, enclosed multi-purpose pitch and access to Drumragh Integrated College’s football pitches & tennis courts;

  • Fully equipped ICT suite;

  • Library;

  • Meeting and Learning Support Resource rooms;

  • Dining hall with fully operational kitchen providing fresh, nutritious meals;

  • Caretaking, Cleaning, Secretary, Bursar, Principal & Vice Principal offices.

     

We also offer a wide range of ‘After-School Clubs’ that encourage and support our children’s development in a variety of sports, art, ICT, languages and homework clubs. We are particularly proud of our Junior and Senior choirs who perform at a variety of school and community based functions. Our Pupil Council, PATHS Pals and ‘Spirit of Integration Awards’ play a vital role in promoting and enhancing ’the pupil voice’ in our school. Our very active Parents’ Council; provides invaluable support through a series of well organised and well supported fund-raising and social activities throughout the year and the school is guided by a very hard-working and dedicated Board of Governors. Our very dedicated staff work hard every day to provide excellent experiences and opportunities for our wonderful children in an atmosphere of support, encouragement, mutual respect and FUN!

History

Both Omagh Integrated Primary School and Drumragh Integrated College were launched by groups of determined, pioneering parents. The story of integrated education in Northern Ireland is an inspiring one, and it’s not over yet.

Omagh Integrated Primary School opened in 1990, under the leadership of Mrs Maureen Butler, with 32 pupils in years 1 to 7 and 24 in nursery. The school has grown impressively in both strength and numbers, reaching an enrolment of 200 in 1999 and 300 in 2007.  It endured its challenging mobile accommodation brilliantly, offering a clear reminder that the heart of a great school is its people, not its buildings. OIPS celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015 and moved into its new site in 2018, finally joining Drumragh to form Omagh Integrated Campus!

Drumragh Integrated College opened in 1995, gradually taking over more and more of a Victorian psychiatric hospital building – many stories can be told about the school’s time there, some of them hair-raising. From its beginning with 85 students, under the leadership of Dr Kathleen Hinds, the college exceeded an enrolment of 500 within 12 years and has often been over-subscribed during the last two decades, with an enrolment today of 700 students. Staff and students enjoyed moving into their new purpose-built site in 2009 and welcomed the arrival of OIPS in 2018.

What is the Integrated Ethos of Omagh Integrated Campus?

The integrated ethos of Omagh Integrated Campus means that everyone is fully included and fully valued. The Campus welcomes those of diverse religious beliefs and none, whilst building on a Christian ethos.

Integration means respecting yourself and others, even when they have different beliefs from yours. We have high standards, asking that everyone works and learns to their full potential, helps those around them to do their best too, and develops into a thoughtful, caring member of her or his community.

Integration creates a positive learning environment where pupils and students grow together in reasonably balanced numbers from the two major traditions and, equally, reflecting the many diverse cultures that live within Northern Ireland today.

The OIC vision includes these qualities:

  • A standard of education that is second to none
  • A caring and child-centred ethos
  • Mutual respect
  • A learning community
  • Academic excellence
  • The transformation of young people’s values
  • Encouraging children and teenagers to respect themselves and live confidently
  • The creation of a more peaceful, positive society

What does integration involve?

  • Excellence for everyone.
  • A positive environment where students learn together and respect each other.
  • A safe and caring community.
  • Strong staff- pupil/student relationships.
  • Understanding that happy children learn better.
  • Quality teaching for all, including those with special needs, gifts and talents.
  • Celebrating personal best and fostering self-esteem.
  • A Christian ethos embracing diverse religious beliefs and none.
  • High academic standards and behavioural expectations.
  • All cultures, all abilities, all nurtured, all valued.
 

The Omagh Integrated Campus offers a model and a vision of how education should be delivered across Northern Ireland. Here’s to the as-yet-unwritten chapters of this exciting story.