Banbridge Area Learning Community - BALC

The following school are involved in the community:

Banbridge Academy

Banbridge High School

Donard School

Dromore High School

New-Bridge Integrated College

Rathfriland High School

St Patrick’s College

Southern Regional College (SRC) via Schools' Partnership Programme

Learning Communities exist to develop collaborative practice between member institutions in order to increase the number of subjects which students can choose to study at Key Stage 4 and Post 16 in line with the Department of Education’s initiative of the Entitlement Framework by which all post 14 students must have access to a minimum of subjects, one third of which must be academic and one third applied.

Rathfriland High School is involved in collaborative courses with Southern Regional College (SRC) and schools within BALC.

Programmes for 2021 - 2022

Year 11	Newbridge College - BTEC Creative Media Rathfriland High School - BTEC Childcare Rathfriland High School - BTEC Sport SRC - Countryside and Environment SRC -  Engineering	Thursdays Periods 1 to 6
Year 12	SRC - BTEC Engineering Newbridge College - BTEC Creative Media Newbridge College - GCSE Construction Rathfriland High School - BTEC Sport Banbridge High School - Engineering Banbridge Hgh School - Business Studies Banbridge Hgh School - Music	Tuesdays Periods 1 to 6
Years 11 & 12	SRC Newry Occupational Studies	Wednesdays All Day