We finished the term with Speech Day. A wonderful celebration of our pupils achievements both inside and outside of school. We welcomed back Dr Ciaran Cosgrave as the guest speaker. Ciaran shared his wisdom and experience with our leavers who are now embarking on their own journeys since leaving in June.  The Rathmore community would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Christmas and a joyful 2026!

We are delighted to announce that Rathmore has been named N.I. School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026. Dr Arthur Donnelly, commenting on the achievement stated, ’School of the Year’ – it certainly has a nice ring to it. “It is something which I hope reflects what lies at the heart and soul of Rathmore. At the core of our success is our people—a community where pupils, parents, governors, and staff work together with a shared ethos and commitment. “We h

It’s getting close to that time of year, which can only mean one thing! The Rathmore Christmas Campaign. Pupils, led by our Prefect Team, are buying toys and creating luxury festive hampers to help local families enjoy the festive season. This year, we are working with Depaul, a leading national charity who work with families experiencing homelessness. In addition to our coffee morning in October, we are working closely with Depaul to ensure their service users can experience

Antony and Obi from Year 12 and Connor from Year 11 attended the Geographical Association World Wise Quiz hosted by Queen’s University. The pupils were quizzed on a huge range of Geographical topics from fieldwork to map skills.   We were overall winners from 15 schools across NI.

Our Prefect Team organised our annual coffee morning which this year highlighted an awareness of Depaul who are a charity working in Belfast and nationally to help address people affected by homelessness.   We recently welcomed Matthew from Depaul to our Upper VI Assembly to give us a greater insight and awareness into the impact of Depaul’s work and to help us understand the challenges and pressures experience by their service users. We were delighted to be able to present £

The Youth Alpha Programme took place after school over the last 6 weeks. 51 Year 13 pupils took part and they celebrated the completion of the course with a prayer service in our school chapel on Monday 20th October. The course was led by the Lisburn Exodus Faith Team and pupils enjoyed discussing philosophical questions every week on faith, life, prayer and the world around us. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Our students have excelled in the Young Enterprise exam , supported by Ulster University . This reflective assessment, based on their experiences in the Company Programme, showcases key enterprise skills like teamwork, leadership, and business planning — all completed under controlled conditions without formal study. Huge congratulations to everyone involved, with several students achieving a Pass with Merit  and others earning a Pass with Distinction . A fantastic achieveme

Well done to all the pupils who wrote a poem based on the theme of play for National Poetry Day in early October. After much deliberation, the results are in! There were worthy winners in each year group;  a testament to the wonderful skills of creativity we have in school. Congratulations to all who took part.

Congratulations to Finn Taggart and Daire Mullan! Both students have been awarded fully funded Arkwright Engineering Scholarships, one of...

Congratulations to all those students who entered the 'Young Writers: Grim Tales' competition. Over 50 of our pieces were chosen and...

Results for the Academic Year 2024-2025   Congratulations to pupils and staff on an outstanding set of A Level results. It is a credit...

A lovely afternoon spent enjoying and appreciating the GCSE, AS and A2 artwork. Thank you to all who came along.

When she was principal, Mrs Hamilton promoted the joy of reading. Her legacy and love of literature continues through this award which...

Ten years ago, the late Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’, setting out a bold vision for our common home. During this week, Christians are...

On Wednesday 14th May, 12 pupils attended the Right Focus final in Dublin. This programme is organised by Trócaire and this year we had...

Novelist, playwright and former Rathmore Biology teacher Byddi Lee came to school this week to celebrate World Book Day. Byddi presented...

The RGS Politics Society welcomed back former pupil Claire Hanna MP for a Q&A session on a wide range of topics. They enjoyed hearing...