The Royal School Armagh
A co-educational day and boarding school in Armagh, Northern Ireland, founded by royal charter in 1608, with preparatory and secondary departments. Boarders can stay seven nights, or four or five nights if they live nearer Armagh.
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At a glance
- School type
- Public / state · Not confirmed
- Official website
- royalschool.com
Address: College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DH
Academic
Boarding
The school confirms that it offers boarding but its pages do not name a full, weekly or flexible option, so none is shown.
- Boarding entry
- Boys and girls are accepted as boarders from the age of eight in the Preparatory Department and at any age in the Secondary Department. (ages 8 and over)source
- Boarding is for
- Boys and girlssource
- Accommodation
- On campussource
- Boarding houses
- Junior boarding is housed in the historic old building; Sixth Form boarding is in converted town houses (Mall House) facing Armagh's Mall.source
- Rooms
- Junior boarders have dormitories and individual or shared study bedrooms; senior boarders have single study bedrooms in Mall House.source
- Weekends and holidays
- No Saturday school; many boarders are 7-day boarders, with 4 or 5 night boarding for pupils who live closer. All boarders return home at Christmas and Easter; at bank holidays and other school holidays they may remain in Boarding.source
- Pastoral care
- Day-to-day pastoral care is provided by residential staff led by the Head of Boarding; a Matron is on duty at all times.source
- Activities
- Not confirmed
- Facilities
- Not confirmed
Admissions
- Entry points
- Secondary pupils normally join at age 11 (Year 8) having sat the entry examination administered by SEAG; entry into the two-year A Level course is also described.source
- Application process
- Not confirmed
- Assessments and interviews
- Boarding applicants provide a reference or reports and undertake an interview with senior staff; some are invited to take a school assessment in English and/or mathematics.source
- Documents
- A reference and/or reports from the current school.source
- Language requirements
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Accepted. Overseas pupils are welcome; international pupils enrolling for the first time lodge a £500 deposit for sundry items.source
- Guardianship
- Not confirmed
Fees
No boarding total can be calculated from the published figures: A boarding charge is published without a tuition figure for the same year, audience and year groups, so no total is shown. The individual figures are listed below exactly as published.
| Fee | Amount | For | Year | Includes tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boarding chargeBoarding fees, seven nights, annual (Fees / Charges 2026/2027) | £17,590 per yearsource | All pupils | 2026-27read 17 October 2026 | No |
| Boarding chargeBoarding fees, four/five nights, annual (Fees / Charges 2026/2027) | £11,050 per yearsource | All pupils | 2026-27read 17 October 2026 | No |
“Includes tuition: No” means the figure is a boarding charge on top of tuition. Day-pupil figures are shown for reference only and are never used as a boarding price. Additional costs not listed here may apply; always confirm with the school.
Scholarships and financial assistance
BursaryBursary Schemesource
A bursary is a scholarship to reward and encourage excellence by discounting up to 50% of the school fees, for a limited number of pupils with above average ability.
Inspection reports
No inspection report is recorded for this campus in our research yet.
Accreditation, registration and membership
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Sources (reviewed 17 October 2026)