EDUCATION Minister John O’Dowd has asked the Education Authority and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) to develop further its cross-Border plan for St. Mary’s High School in Brollagh.
Sinn Fein MLA Phil Flanagan asked the minister for an update on the development of a pilot proposal between the school and education providers in County Donegal.
In response to the Fermanagh-south Tyrone Assembly Member, Minister O’Dowd said: “When I turned down a development proposal recommending the closure of St Mary’s in June 2014 I asked CCMS and the then Western Education and Library Board to bring forward a pilot scheme which would allow the school to work with schools on the other side of the Border.
“CCMS presented an outline proposal to my Department in April 2015 and following a preliminary assessment my officials, at my request, have asked both the Education Authority and CCMS to develop the proposal further and to engage with the local community to ascertain likely levels of support. I expect this work now should be well in hand and will be seeking an update from the EA and CCMS later in the autumn,” he said.
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