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Mount Gilbert Community College
Mount Gilbert
Community College
was a
mixed
, non-denominational
secondary school
created in
1993
as an
amalgamation
of
Forth River
and Cairnmartin
secondary schools
. It had about 500
pupils
then, but the number
dropped
to half that
in 2001
. The
Belfast Education and Library Board
recommended its
closure
and
Maria Eagle
,
Education Minister
announced
that
the school
would close by the end of
August 2007
.
Located at
237
Ballygomartin Road
, the school was based in the
Shankill area
of
Belfast
. The main
alternative school
is
Castle High School
, just off the
Shore Road
on
Fortwilliam Park
.