Please find below our Weekly Communication Bulletin for Parents and Carers, and other important information, which has been sent out to you via Sims App.

This week our Kit Car team, Forget Fossil, represented Greenpower Education Trust at the School Summit NI held at the Eikon Centre. Ballyclare Secondary School were the only school attending as Exhibitors alongside multinational companies including Thales, McLaughlin & Harvey, Pilgrim Foods, Fujitsu and many others. The pupils on the team had the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and experience alongside developing presentation and marketing skills, often to their own peers. Another week in the life of Ballyclare Secondary School!

Our pupils continue to learn outside the classroom and we take great pleasure in sharing the following senior pupils:

Samuel Logan competed at the Portrush beach race for the first time and was the youngest rider taking part. He was racing in the Expert / Semi-Expert adult class achieving 4th overall in the class on his Tayracing TM125.

Abi Caldwell recently achieved a distinction in her Grade 6 Speech and Drama Exam with the LCME Board.

Luke Agnew came runner up in the Motorsport Ireland Championship in the IAME junior x30 class. Competing with grids of up to and in excess of 30 competitors. He will now move up into the senior class of karts in 2025.

A significant sporting milestone has been reached by two BSS pupils, Michael Armour and Cai Collins, who have been selected to join the Northern Ireland U15 Futsal squad where only the most promising players are selected to participate. Congratulations Cai and Michael!

Congratulations to former pupil Rhys McGarry who started for Linfield last night in their County Antrim Shield Quarter Final against Crusaders. Well done Rhys!

Congratulations to the Under 16 Rugby team who defeated Larne High 59-0 in the U16 High Schools Pollock Cup at Larne High School. Matthew Clyde and Samuel Logan both scored three tries each with Max Pollock and Jude Morrison scoring two tries and Issac Ferris scoring one try. Samuel Logan and Max Pollock both added a conversion each. Well done boys!

Applications for the 2024-25 Duke of Edinburgh programme are now open.

Bronze is open to pupils in year 10 and Silver is open to pupils in year 11.

Application forms and further details can be found on the school website or from Mr Crothers & Ms Oliver.

Deadline for application return is 3pm Friday 25th October.

Past Pupil Kofi Balmer who plays for Motherwell FC following spells with Crystal Palace, Larne and AFC Wimbledon has been added to the Northern Ireland squad for the upcoming Nations League matches with Belarus and Bulgaria. At U21 level, Kofi captained the side, and it is great to see him back in the international squad. We continue to follow Kofi’s success with interest.

Please find below our Weekly Communication Bulletin for Parents and Carers, and other important information, which has been sent out to you via Sims App.