Friends’ School Lisburn

Our Silver Duke of Edinburgh Qualifying Expedition took place recently in the Mourne Mountains. All groups showed excellent teamwork and resilience in challenging conditions with the ever changing June weather!

Congratulations to Zara and Lucy who represented Ulster U18 Girls in a three match hockey series vs Scotland U18 at University of Ulster, Jordanstown this weekend.

Congratulations to the Year 8 Girls Tennis Team who won the semi-final of the Minor Plate against Regent House recently.

Congratulations to Oliver in Year 9 who was awarded the EA Endeavour Award. Currently playing bassoon in the Concert Orchestra, he looks forward to moving up to the City of Belfast Youth Concert Band next year.

An inspiring follow-up to our Year 10 Day of Service!

A massive thank you to Alderman Amanda Grehan, Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council for hosting and meeting with some of our pupils. It was a privilege to hear about her role and the incredible work she has done in championing Action Cancer and promoting disability inclusivity within our community. Pupils also had the opportunity to share with the Mayor about their volunteering experiences and what they gained from it.

Congratulations to Annabel on winning the Junior International Tetrathlon Championship in Warwickshire recently. Competing against the strongest tetrathletes from across the UK and Ireland, Annabel ran, swam, shot and rode her way to victory. This is an amazing achievement as it has never been won before by a Northern Irish competitor.

Congratulations to our athletes who competed in the All Ireland Schools Track and Field Athletics Championships at the weekend!

The Senior Girls 4x300m relay team of Ruby, Cara, Lily and Madison came 5th.
Madison finished 2nd in Inter Girls 1500m and 4th in 800m.
Ruby came 8th in Senior Girls Shot.
Eva came 10th in Junior Girls Hammer.
Fraser was 7th in the Inter Boys 800m.
Lily finished 8th in Senior Girls High Jump.

We are recruiting sports coaches for boys’ rugby, boys’ and girls’ hockey

We’re looking for enthusiastic coaches with Fundamentals, Level 1 or Level 2 Coaching qualifications. Previous coaching experience is desirable, with opportunities to work across both Junior and Senior teams.

Interested? Email your expression of interest, including experience and qualifications, to:
[email protected]

Following their recent success in the First Tech Challenge’s UK Championship National Finals, our winning Y14 Robotics team “Software Therapy” have recently been interviewed by the BBC!


Check out the video here: https://fb.watch/HnSDQYvy4w/ or https://x.com/bbcnewsline/status/2059718608410865788


They were also featured in the Belfast telegraph earlier in the year (even if they did get the photo mixed up!) : https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/lisburn-pupils-crowned-uk-robotic-champs-after-competition-win-in-london/a/150460362.html

We continue to be very proud of our Robotics teams, and the effort each pupil puts into their team, whilst still maintaining focus on their schoolwork.
It’s been a privilege to help facilitate the running of this extra-curricular club.

Great to see our successful FSL Robotics Team featured on the BBC.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY1vPlhDGGr/?igsh=Nml4YjhqbzVrcmYy