​RATHMORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Year 14 students took part in a Coastal Geography fieldtrip along the North Antrim coastline last week to observe geological and coastal features. A great day was had by all!

Congratulations to Year 13 Chemistry students Pierce Finnegan, Patrick Glover and Shane Murphy who came 4th in the Royal Society of Chemistry Schools’ Analyst competition at Stranmillis College on Saturday. 

We are delighted to announce that Year 9 pupils Emma Duffy and Eve Wilson and Year 10 pupil Leia Phenix were crowned the 2020 All Ireland Champions of the Irish Federation of University Women Public Speaking Competition. After successfully winning the Queen’s Universit...

To celebrate World Book Day the English Department organised various activities in school. These included guest speakers. Former staff member Byddi Lee returned to Rathmore to speak to our Year 8s about her experiences as a writer and screen writer Matt Harvey gave our...

Recently some of Year 13 Business Studies students competed in the NI Business Challange for Schools. They had a great time and it was a wonderful learning experience for all.

Year 13 English Literature pupils went to the Seamus Heaney Homeplace on Friday 28 February. Their guide Marie gave them a wonderful insight to the poet’s life life and work as they toured the exhibition.  

Recently, Emma Duffy (Year 9), Eve Wilson (Year 9) and Leia Phenix (Year 10) participated in the Queen's University Heat of the Irish Federation of University Women Public Speaking Competition. The girls were required to create a 2-3 minute speech on an unseen topic an...

Congratulations to four of our Year 8 girls for participating in the Irish Schools Swimming Championships in Dublin. The girls qualified for this tournament through their performance at the Ulster Schools Swimming event in October. A fantastic achievement for a group o...

Past pupil Lauren Carroll and current student Lauren Johnston represented Rathmore at the opening of the annual True Colours Exhibition in the Ulster Museum. The Art Department are very proud of their work!

On Monday 27th January, Rathmore hosted a visit from Microsoft (U.S.). This is the second time in six months that the school has been privileged to host a visit from members of the Microsoft Education team based in Redmond, Seattle. Our pupils and teachers were able to...