 Since 2001, the compulsory school uniform has consisted of a green pullover, a red polo-shirt and grey trousers, this replaced a brown-yellow uniform which had been worn since the 1970s.The school, as it stands today and will hopefully be re used, was established in 1938 by the "Down Education Authority", to replace the former "Church of Ireland (Cathedral) School", which it neighboured, and the "First Dromore Presbyterian Church School", as well as the "Unitarian" or "Hunters' School".The school was extended to provide an extra block of classrooms and a dining hall with kitchen in 1979.