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Orangefield High School was a secondary school in east Belfast, Northern Ireland. Formerly Orangefield Boys' Secondary School and Orangefield Girls' Secondary School, it is now coeducational. Notable alumni of the Boys' School include Van Morrison,〔Turner 2003. p20.〕 Brian Keenan, David Ervine,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= David Ervin )〕 Gerald Dawe,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=gerald-dawe.net ) 〕 Walter Ellis and Ronnie Bunting. Orangefield High School has a student population of approximately 90 pupils from age 11 to 18.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orangefield High School ) 〕 The school offers a wide range of subjects from compulsory such as English, Mathematics, Science that are required through years 8-12. The school also offers other subjects such as technology and design, home economics, information computer technology, media, music, geography, history, business studies, physical education and religious education. On October 2012, it was announced that the school may possibly close, due to student numbers falling and failure to meet academic targets.〔("Van Morrisons old school could be closed by next summer" ) ''Belfast Telegraph'' 15 October 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2012〕 It was announced on 14 January 2014 that the school would close. The school finally closed in June 2014. ==History== Orangefield has had a long history within the east Belfast community, with many local celebrities and international icons having been educated at the school. The most famous former student is Van Morrison. Morrison wrote a song entitled "Orangefield" and included it on his 1989 ''Avalon Sunset''. He also referred to his school days in Orangefield in the songs "Got To Go Back" (1986 album ''No Guru, No Method, No Teacher)'' and "On Hyndford Street" on his 1991 album ''Hymns to the Silence''. John Malone was the headmaster from when the school opened in 1957 to the early 1960s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orangefield High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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