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Methodist College, Belfast : ウィキペディア英語版 | Methodist College Belfast
Methodist College Belfast (MCB), styled locally as Methody, is a voluntary grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a member of the Independent Schools Council. Located at the foot of Malone Road, in south Belfast, it possesses two preparatory departments (Downey House and Fullerton House), each with 280 pupils, aged 5 – 11. There is a Pre-school on the site of Downey House catering for children aged 3 and 4. The College is generally regarded for its high academic standards, regularly sending students to Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and was ranked 2nd in Northern Ireland in "The Times" state school league tables 2009.〔 〕 It has also had considerable sporting success, especially in rugby, having won the Ulster Schools Cup a record 35 times and the Medallion Shield a record 35 times. Methodist College also has a strong reputation for music. Its choirs have won several awards, such as Songs of Praise Choir of the Year, Sainsbury's Choir of the Year, and RTÉ All-Island School Choir of the Year. The Chapel Choir has performed in Westminster Abbey and the Carnegie Hall as well as during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland. The College has also sent several Choral Scholars and Organ Scholars to Oxford and Cambridge colleges in recent years. Past pupils of the school are known as Collegians, and the school has an extensive Past Pupil organisation in the form of 'The MCB Former Pupil Association', which has several branches across the world, meeting as far as Hong Kong and Canada as well as regular alumni reunions in London and at Belfast Harlequins.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Photo Gallery of Reunions, Methodist College Belfast )〕 The College also has a past pupil sporting organisation in Belfast Harlequins. ==History==
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