Northern Ireland remains a deeply divided society when it comes to the education of our children. Department of Education statistics published below show there is still a long way to go before our education system begins to resemble those in the rest of the UK, where parents choose the post-primary school their children will attend based on location rather than religion.
Having served the north Belfast community since its foundation by a Presbyterian minister in 1785, Belfast Royal Academy has never been more reflective of the diverse community of our capital.
The landscape of education is set up for division and needs an overhaul if it’s ever to fit in with the society the Good Friday Agreement was trying to achieve.