Ms Cliodhna Scott-Wills:

A question was put on co-educational schools. When Lagan College opened in 1981 a lot of schools were single-sex but Lagan wanted to make sure it was mixed at all levels so it became co-educational. All integrated schools are co-educational. On the question of multi-denominational status we have a statement of principles, dating from 1991, in which we state we are Christian in nature but we are there for children who come from the faith, from other faiths and from no faith at all. We cater for them too. While there is a Christian ethos and the religion taught in schools, because it comes from the Northern Ireland curriculum, is Christian we have always been open in a multi-denominational way. People would be concerned about this at times and we have had a lot of discussion about what it means.