- How many pupils attend Castlederg High School?
- Castlederg High School has 462 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Castlederg High School take?
- Castlederg High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
- Where is Castlederg High School located?
- Castlederg High School is located in CASTLEDERG, BT81 7RU, Derry City and Strabane.
- How do I apply to Castlederg High School?
- Applications to Castlederg High School are made online through the Education Authority, which runs school admissions across Northern Ireland and sets the application dates each year. The Education Authority also publishes each school's admissions criteria, which decide who is offered a place when there are more applicants than places.
- How are Year 8 places decided at Castlederg High School?
- When Castlederg High School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Pupils who are transferring from the school’s traditional contributory primary schools, ie Ardstraw Jubilee, Edwards, Gortin, Irvinestown, Kesh, Killen, Lack, Langfield, Newtownstewart Model, Sion Mills, Strabane; 2. Pupils with special medical, social or other circumstances. The Board of Governors will determine the merits of individual cases which must be supported by written evidence;; 3. Pupils who have an older brother(s)/half-brother(s), sister(s)/half-sister(s), legally adopted sibling(s) or other child of the family enrolled at the school on the date of transfer;, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest community background at Castlederg High School?
- According to the DENI school census 2025-26, 87% of pupils at Castlederg High School are recorded as Protestant. The full community breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.