Integrated schools are part of integrated education within Northern Ireland, aimed at bringing children together from both sides of the main religious communities through education.
Schools can go through a process known as "transformation" to become an integrated school when enough parents seek a parental ballot to transform.
[1] Schools must meet a minimum criterion before being granted integrated status.
If schools are unable to transform, parents can create a steering group to push for a grant-maintained integrated school in their area.
[2] Typically, schools that "transform" will be considered Controlled Integrated, while new integrated schools will be Grant Maintained Integrated.