Editing Strabane (section)

==Education==
There are a number of infant, primary and secondary schools in the Strabane area. The central location of the town allows parents the choice of schools in [[Derry]], [[Omagh]] and [[Donegal (town)|Donegal]].

There are two secondary schools in the town: [[Holy Cross College, Strabane|Holy Cross College]] and [[Strabane Grammar School|Strabane Academy]]. Holy Cross College was created in 2003 with the amalgamation of Strabane's three Catholic post-primary schools, the Convent Grammar School, St Colman's High School and Our Lady of Mercy High School. The college had been operating across the three sites until its new £29 million building opened in September 2009, catering for 1,400 pupils. Holy Cross is a co-ed bilateral college, which means it offers grammar status education within an all-ability school. It is regarded as a "blueprint for the future of education in Northern Ireland" because it caters for both academic and vocational paths.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/holy-cross-college-hailed-as-a-beacon-1-2132172|title=Holy Cross College hailed as a beacon|access-date=9 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141615/https://www.derryjournal.com/news/holy-cross-college-hailed-as-a-beacon-1-2132172|url-status=live}}</ref> The other secondary school is Strabane Academy which was formed in 2011 when [[Strabane Grammar School]] merged with [[Strabane High School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Strabane Academy|url=https://www.strabaneacademy.co.uk|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119173622/https://www.strabaneacademy.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The North West Regional College, which has campuses in [[Derry]], [[Limavady]] as well as Strabane, offers a range of vocational and non-vocational courses for post 16 year olds.<ref>{{cite web|title=NWRC|url=http://www.nwrc.ac.uk|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=22 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822214425/http://www.nwrc.ac.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>