Ballyclare High School - Official

10/09/2026

We’re incredibly proud of Year 10 pupil Xander and Year 12 pupil Ruby, who represented Ballyclare High School this summer as members of the National Children’s Concert Band 🎶

Bringing together almost 100 young musicians from across the country, the course offered Xander and Ruby the opportunity to spend three intensive days at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, working with professional conductors and composers and tackling an ambitious programme of traditional and contemporary wind band music.

Their hard work culminated in a public concert at the prestigious Stoller Hall, where they performed alongside some of the country’s most talented young musicians.

Well done, Xander and Ruby! 👏

10/09/2026

Following the success of last year’s event, we are delighted to invite parents and carers of boys to join us for an evening exploring how we can work together to support our boys to develop a positive and healthy understanding of masculinity.

📅 Monday 14th September
⏰ 6.30pm–7.45pm
📍 Ballyclare High School Gym

📩 Further information has been shared with parents and carers via ParentApp.

🔗 This is a free event; however, we would encourage you to reserve your place via Eventbrite using the link below ⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ballyclare-high-school-supporting-positive-masculinity-tickets-1999384203976?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/09/2026

66 pupils joined Mrs Annett and Miss Goudie this afternoon for the first Cross Country session of the year - what a fantastic turnout! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We love seeing our pupils discovering new interests and challenging themselves beyond the classroom.

A brilliant start to the Cross Country season - well done, everyone! 🙌

08/09/2026

Starting somewhere new is always a little easier when you have someone in your corner ♥️💙

Our Form Class Buddies have been helping our youngest pupils settle into the new school year, offering a friendly face, answering questions and helping them find their way around school.

We’re incredibly proud of the way our pupils look out for one another.

A big thank you to all our Year 8, Year 9 and HUB Buddies for helping our youngest pupils feel welcome and part of our school community.

07/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that Ballyclare High School has been reaccredited with the British Council International School Award for the 🌟 N I N T H 🌟 consecutive time, securing the award for 2026–29.

The British Council recognised our “deeply embedded international ethos”, highlighting our long-standing international partnerships, collaborative activities, commitment to language learning and focus on global citizenship 🌎

A huge congratulations to everyone involved in making international learning such an important part of life at Ballyclare High 👏

04/09/2026

Introducing our Senior Prefect Team for 2026–27 💫

Our Head Boy, Adam, is supported by Deputies Austin, Finn and Jude, while our Head Girl, Maisie, is supported by Deputies Sophia, Caitlin and Connie.

Completing the team are our Senior Prefects Callum, Zach, Katie and Brooke.

Together, they will play a key role in leading and inspiring our pupils throughout the year.

👏 Congratulations to you all! We wish you every success in your new roles.

03/09/2026

We’re proud to introduce our Head Boy and Head Girl for 2026-27, Adam and Maisie 🙌

Together they will lead our Prefect team this year, and we wish them every success in their new roles ✨

03/09/2026

03/09/2026

Following the success of last year’s event, we are delighted to invite parents and carers of boys to join us for an evening exploring how we can work together to support our boys to develop a positive and healthy understanding of masculinity.

📅 Monday 14th September
⏰ 6.30pm–7.45pm
📍 Ballyclare High School Gym

📩 Further information, including the link to reserve your place, has been shared with parents and carers via ParentApp.

02/09/2026

Today’s announcement by the Minister for Education marks an exciting moment for our school community, as our long-held ambition for a new school build moves forward once again, with the planning and design process commencing immediately.

Principal Dr Michelle Rainey said:

“As Principal, I am thrilled by the Minister’s announcement of a new school build. This is a significant milestone for our school community and the culmination of considerable work and determination to shape the conversations around the future of education provision in Ballyclare.

Through the Minister’s foresight, a long-held ambition is now moving towards becoming a reality! His announcement heralds much-needed new accommodation for our pupils, and the commitment to new accommodation across a number of local schools undoubtedly affords a golden opportunity to provide top-quality educational provision in Ballyclare that will serve many generations of pupils to come.

While we look firmly to the future with great excitement for what’s to come, we remain equally ambitious for the pupils in front of us today. We are committed to ensuring that our current pupils benefit from the very best environment possible, with continued investment in our existing facilities reflecting the high expectations and ambitions we have for each and every one of our young people.”