Ballyclare High School
| Ballyclare High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Motto | Industria et Probitate |
| School district | Education Authority |
| Head of school | Dr Michelle Rainey |
| Enrollment | 1210 |
| Colour(s) | Navy and red |
Coordinates: 54°45′14″N 6°00′07″W / 54.754°N 6.002°W
Ballyclare High School is a co-educational, non-denominational grammar school in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. There are approximately 1,200 pupils at the school, taught by around 90 teachers.
The school was opened in the 1890s in the village of Doagh, a few miles south-west of Ballyclare. In 1904 it moved to Ballyclare itself, and in 1930, the school finally moved to its current premises on the Rashee Road in the town. In 2006, the school was awarded Investor in People.
The Medallion (under 15) team won the Medallion Shield in 1990 when Coleraine Academical Institution were beaten 8-4 in the final at Ravenhill. The subsidiary Medallion Plate competition has been won four times in 1992, 1997, 1999 and 2003.
In boys' hockey, the school won the Burney Cup in 1931 and 1935.and also winning the Prior shield in 2012. Girls hockey has risen to prominence in recent times, with the 1st team reaching the Ulster Schools Cup final in 2007. In 2012 the senior girls 1st XI won the Ulster Senior Schoolgirls' Cup.
Uniform is compulsory at Ballyclare High School. All pupils wear a blazer - black for boys and navy for girls - with the school logo emblazoned on a pocket on the left. Special Emblems are worn by students who have received awards from the school, and those who represent the school for Ulster or Ireland may be awarded an "honours blazer" - this is a red blazer with an honours pocket.
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