Sullivan Upper School
Sullivan Upper School is a mixed non-denominational voluntary grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland.
Sulliavan Lower School was founded in 1862 as a primary school by Robert Sullivan. After Sullivan's death in 1868, part of his estate was used to establish the upper school. Originally the two schools were based in Holywood's High Street, but the lower school no longer exists and the upper school has moved to a site on the edge of the town. The original building is now occupied by the town's public library.
Attack
In June 1994 Garnet Bell, a former pupil, entered the school's assembly hall during an A Level exam carrying an inprovised flame thrower, containing petrol and paraffin. Bell discharged the device, severely wounding three pupils. He was subsequently found guily of three cases of attempted murder and three of grevious bodily harm, receiving six life sentences.
During his defence Bell claimed he was under the influence of Temazepam at the time of the attack, and bore a grude against the school for not providing him with adequate career advice. He was also convicted of the arson of his brother's house whom he unsuccessfully intended to kill.