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Revision as of 18:59, 20 September 2011
| Belfast High School | |
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 Emblem of Belfast High School | |
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| Type | Voluntary Grammar School |
| Motto | "Labor Ipse Voluptas" |
| Established | 1854 |
| Founder | Mr J Pyper |
| School board | NEELB |
| Principal | Mrs L F Gormley |
| Assistant Principals | Mrs A McNutt, Mr J Maxwell |
| Enrolment | Approx. 900 (per school year) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Website | belfasthigh |
Belfast High School is a Voluntary Grammar School located at Jordanstown in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] It lies within the North Eastern Education and Library Board area.
In May 2007, Belfast High was awarded Specialist Status in the field of Languages, one of only 13 schools to receive such a status.[2]
History
Belfast High School opened in 1854. The school was originally in Glenravel Street in Belfast, where it remained until 1963, when it moved to the current site in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey.
Since the school was founded, there have been 7 head teachers:
- John Pyper (1854–1867), founder of the school
- James Pyper (1867–1917), the school's longest-serving headmaster
- Spring Pyper (1917–1937)
- Dr R H Harte (1938–1966), who bought land around an old house in Jordanstown in 1953 and moved the school there in 1963 (the house is now the administration block, housing the staff room, sick bay, and offices of the principal, her secretary, the bursar and vice-principal)
- S H Dunlop (1966–1987), who saw the building of a new science block (1970), the closure of Somerton House (the school's preparatory department) in 1981 and the enlargement of the school library (1980s)
- S R Hilditch (1987–2006), who saw the Harte Building opened in the 1990s to house Home Economics, Careers, Technology, ICT and a science lab, the refurbishment of the science block (2001–2003) and the refurbishment and enlargement of the Music Department
- L F Gormley (2006–present)
Houses
The school has a house system whereby pupils are split up to represent one of four houses. The tie a pupil wears is blue with a thick yellow band pattern, and a thinner band pattern of an additional colour representing the pupil's house.
The houses and their colours are as follows:
- Boyd (green)
- Pyper (blue)
- Storey (red)
- Watson (yellow)
Facilities
Belfast High's on-site facilities include:
- 6th Form Centre
- Library
- Playing fields: Pitches for the boys and girls to play hockey, rugby and cricket are on-site along with an athletics track, outdoor netball court and six tennis courts
- A music department with recording studio
- Laboratories
- Animal house with a variety of animals [3]
The school contains a number of extra-curricular clubs and societies including sports teams, International Cuisine Club, Technology Club and an orchestra and wind band.
Sports
The three main sports at Belfast High are cricket, hockey, and rugby.[4] Belfast High School's pupils play in 6 main rugby teams: under-12, under-13, under-14, medallion (under-15) and a 1st and 2nd XV. The current captain of the 1st XV is Ryan McGonigle. Rugby teams at the school play in blue and yellow. Throughout the school, pupils are permitted to play sports on various weekdays for 4 periods each, where these sports are practiced. Some pupils do not choose hockey and are then given another games activity to do, e.g. power-walking, badminton, netball, swimming and circuits. In September 2006 a 6th form football team was founded.
Notable former pupils
- Jonny Evans, Manchester United and Northern Ireland international football player
- Sir Ronnie Flanagan, retired Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Northern Ireland
- Alan McNeill, professional football player
- Stephen Rea, film actor
- Mark McCrea, Ulster rugby player
- Maurice Field, former Ulster and Ireland rugby player
- Paul Stirling, Ireland cricketer
- Sinead Morrissey, poet
- Adam Reid, professional snake muncher
See also
References
- ^ a b [belfasthigh.co.uk "Belfast High School Home"]. Belfast High School website. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ http://www.belfasthigh.co.uk/specialist.html
- ^ [belfasthigh.co.uk/biology/bio-animal.html "Belfast High School Animal House"]. Belfast High School website. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ [belfasthigh.co.uk/extra-curricular/rugby.html "Belfast High School Rugby"]. Belfast High School website. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
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