Coleraine Academical Institution

Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI and styled locally as Coleraine Inst) was a voluntary grammar school for boys in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

For the current Coleraine co-ed school, see Coleraine Grammar School.

Coleraine Academical Institution
Address
Castlerock Road

Coleraine
,
County Londonderry
,
BT51 3LA

Northern Ireland
Coordinates55.136°N 6.686°W / 55.136; -6.686
Information
TypeVoluntary grammar school
MottoΕως Hμερα Εστιη[1]
(Work while it is day)
Established1860 (1860)
Closed2015 (2015)
Local authorityNEELB
GenderBoys
Age range11–19
Enrolmentc. 750
Campus size70-acre (28 ha)
Houses
  • White
  • Hunter
  • Houston
  • Clarke
Colour(s)Maroon, White and Navy    
PublicationThe Inst
AffiliationHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Websitewww.colerainegrammar.com

Coleraine Academical Institution occupied a 70-acre (28 ha) site on the Castlerock Road, where it was founded in 1860. It was, for many years, a boarding school until the boarding department closed in 1999. It was one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The school had an enrolment of 778 pupils, aged 11–19, as of 2012. The school was generally regarded for its high academic standards[2] and extensive sporting facilities, including 33-acre (13 ha) playing fields, indoor swimming pool, boathouse, rugby pavilion, sports pavilion and gymnasium. The school has an extensive past pupil organisation, "The Coleraine Old Boys' Association", which has several branches across the world.

Coleraine Inst was nine times winner of the Ulster Schools Cup, the world's second-oldest rugby competition, in which it competed every year since 1876.

The school origins and land are tied to the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers, one of the Livery Companies making up the City of London Corporation.[3]

As part of a general re-organisation of schools in the Coleraine area over a number of years,[4] Coleraine Academical Institution was merged in September 2015 with Coleraine High School on Coleraine's Lodge Road and became a fully boys' and girls' grammar school called Coleraine Grammar School.[5]

Headmasters

Over the years the school has had nine headmasters.

  • (1860–1870) Alex Waugh Young, CAI's founding principal. Very little is known of him.
  • (1870–1915) Thomas Galway Houston served the school for 45 years, enjoying a long retirement in Portstewart until his death in 1939 at the age of 96. Houston served as a member of the Senate in the Stormont Parliament for Queen's University, Belfast.[6]
  • (1915–1927) Thomas James Beare – affectionately known as "Tommy John" – had a rather shorter tenure in office, until his premature retirement on health grounds in 1927.
  • (1927–1955) William White – commonly known as "The Chief"
  • (1955–1979) George Humphreys, by whom the major physical expansion of the school was guided. Previously on the staff at Campbell College, Belfast, it was during his headmastership that Inst became an H.M.C. school.
  • (1979–1984) Robert F. J. Rodgers, former headmaster of Bangor Grammar School, was headmaster of Inst until his appointment as principal of Stranmillis Training College, Belfast.
  • (1984–2003) R. Stanley Forsythe was appointed following a ten-year period as headmaster of The Royal School, Dungannon and remained in post until retirement.
  • (2004–2007) Leonard F. Quigg was the first headmaster in the school's history to have been promoted 'from within the ranks'. Quigg served as an assistant master, head of English, Senior Master, as both junior and senior Vice-Principal before his appointment as headmaster in January 2004. Quigg retired in 2007.
  • (2007–2023) David Carruthers is CAI's current headmaster. He was previously the head of mathematics at Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[7]

Notable alumni
  • Richard Archibald, Irish Olympic rower 2004 and 2008. World silver medallist 2005, bronze medallist 2006
  • Sir Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet, politician
  • Air Marshal Sir George Beamish[8]
  • Victor Beamish RAF ace fighter pilot in WWII
  • David Burnside, Ulster Unionist Party MLA and former MP
  • Alan Campbell, 2004, 2008 and 2012 (bronze) Olympic rower, 2006 world champion, 2007 Henley diamond scull winner[9]
  • Mark Carruthers, TV presenter/personality
  • Richard Chambers, 2007 World Champion and 2008 and 2012 (silver) Olympic rower[10]
  • Major General Ed Davis, Commandant General Royal Marines, Governor of Gibraltar
  • John Clarke Davison, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician
  • Barry Hunter, former Northern Ireland international footballer
  • Chris Hunter, British chemist and academic
  • David McClarty, UUP MLA for Londonderry East[11]
  • Brigadier Mervyn McCord, former Commanding Officer of the Ulster Defence Regiment
  • Graeme McDowell, Ryder Cup golfer and U.S. Open winner
  • James Nesbitt, film and TV actor
  • Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford[12]
  • Tommy Sheppard, Scottish National party MP for Edinburgh East.[13]
  • Edward H. Simpson, statistician and civil servant, known for Simpson's paradox
  • James Stewart, lawyer
  • Andrew Trimble, rugby union player
  • Chris Cochrane - Irish National Team Rugby Player[14]
  • Andrew Trimble. Irish rugby union player
  • Tommy Bowe, a former Irish international who had a successful career playing for Ulster, the British and Irish Lions, and the Irish national team.
  • James Nesbitt - Acclaimed actor known for his roles in TV shows like "Cold Feet" and "The Missing," as well as films like "Bloody Sunday" and "The Hobbit" trilogy.[15]
  • David Simpson - Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Bann in Northern Ireland, serving from 2005 to 2019.[16]
  • Adrian Logan - Sports journalist and presenter, known for his work on BBC Northern Ireland and hosting "Sportscene."
  • Thomas Bowe - Former professional rugby union player who played for Ulster, the British and Irish Lions, and the Irish national team.[17]
  • Gregory Campbell - Politician and former Member of Parliament for East Londonderry, serving from 2001 to 2019.
  • Mark Durkan - Politician and former Member of Parliament for Foyle, as well as former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland.[18][19]
  • Darren Clarke - Professional golfer and Open Championship winner in 2011. Clarke has also represented Europe in several Ryder Cup tournaments.[20]
  • Philip Babington - Equestrian rider who competes in showjumping at international levels.
  • Richard Rogers - Architect known for his innovative designs, including the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Millennium Dome in London.[21]
  • Colin Bateman - Author and screenwriter known for his crime fiction novels, including the "Dan Starkey" series.[22]
  • Andy McBrine - Professional cricketer who represents Ireland internationally and plays for the North West Warriors domestically.[23]
  • Ian Paisley Jr. - Politician and Member of Parliament for North Antrim since 2010, following in the footsteps of his father, Ian Paisley Sr.[24]
  • Rodney McAree - Former professional footballer and manager, known for his time playing for Coleraine FC and managing Dungannon Swifts FC.
  • Nicola Brady - Former professional field hockey player who represented Ireland at the international level and competed in the Olympic Games.
  • Jonathan Rea - Motorcycle racer and multiple-time World Superbike Champion.[25]
  • Alastair Seeley - Motorcycle racer and the most successful rider in the history of the North West 200 road race.[26]
  • Gary Anderson - Professional darts player and two-time PDC World Darts Champion.
  • Kyle McCall - Professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Ulster and has represented Ireland at the international level.
  • Stephen Bunting - Professional darts player and winner of the BDO World Darts Championship in 2014.
  • Tony Dunne - Former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Manchester United and was part of their European Cup-winning team in 1968.
  • Keith Wood - Former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions, earning multiple international caps and accolades.
  • Neil McCann - Former professional footballer who played as a winger for clubs like Rangers, Hearts, and Southampton, and later became a football coach and pundit.
  • Neil Gallagher - Former Gaelic footballer who played for the Donegal senior team, winning an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2012.
  • Patrick McEleney - Professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and has represented clubs like Derry City and Dundalk FC.
  • Trevor Ringland - Former professional rugby union player who played as a winger for Ulster and Ireland, and later became a politician and advocate for reconciliation.
  • Robert Garrett - Former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs like Linfield and Shamrock Rovers.
  • Gareth McAuley - Former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs like Ipswich Town, West Bromwich Albion, and the Northern Ireland national team.
  • Richard Clarke - Former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs like Linfield, Glentoran, and Portadown.
  • Stephen Carson - Former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs like Linfield, Coleraine, and Glentoran.
  • Ryan Campbell - Former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs like Linfield, Cliftonville, and Crusaders.Not a pupil

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  4. "Belfast schools 'on move' as part of education shake-up". The Belfast Telegraph, by Lindsay Fergus 27 February 2013
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