School life : History of Campbell College

History of Campbell College

Campbell College was founded in 1894 through the benevolence of Henry James Campbell, a wealthy linen merchant. It has since become one of the leading schools in Northern Ireland, offering places to both boarding and day boys and giving its students excellent opportunities.

For further information on the history of Campbell College view our College Archive

Ethos

At Campbell College, an HMC school, we aim to promote all personalities, all talents and interests and to inculcate a culture of mutual trust. Academic and vocational study is vitally important to this school and we expect our students to reach for high grades, but Campbell’s view of education celebrates the creative, physical and spiritual as well as the intellectual. Above all, we want our students to leave this school with an assured set of values; we want them to believe that they can make a difference in society; we want boys to leave this school with things that are going to matter to them for the rest of their lives.