The school traces its origin back to 1806 and the foundation of Cookstown Academy by Rev Thomas Miller Senior who remained as Headmaster of the Academy until 1840.
By 1834 the Remington sisters had opened a boarding school. The boarding school eventually took the name Cookstown College.
The two schools coexisted until 1924 when they amalgamated.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 26th December 1914:
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 26th December 1914:
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 2nd January 1915: Prize List
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 18th November 1916: Three Cookstown Academy Boys - From left to right:
Second Lieutenant Stuart Lecky McIver M.C.
Lieutenant J W Patterson, D.S.O.
Rev John Thom, M.C. (see Nathaniel Thom for full biography)
Second Lieutenant Stuart Lecky McIver M.C.