Belfast High School

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Belfast High School
Belfast High School logo.png
Address
Belfast High School
740 Shore Road, Jordanstown

Newtownabbey
,
County Antrim
,
BT37 0PX

Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°41′12″N5°52′36″W / 54.68678302189467°N 5.876565727605159°W / 54.68678302189467; -5.876565727605159
Information
Other nameBHS
TypeVoluntary grammar school
Established1854 (1854)
FounderJohn Pyper
Local authority Education Authority
PrincipalCharlotte Weir [1]
Gender Co-educational
Houses
  •   Boyd
  •   Pyper
  •   Storey
  •   Watson
Colour(s)Blue and Yellow   
Website www.belfasthigh.org.uk

Belfast High School (BHS) is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. [2] It was established in 1854 and is within the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority.

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In May 2007, it was awarded Specialist Status in Languages [3] and in March 2012, it has been recognised as one of only six post-primary schools in Northern Ireland to be in the top 10% for performance at both GCSE and A-level. [4]

History

The institution now known as Belfast High School opened in 1854. In 1874, it moved to new premises at Glenravel Street, Belfast. Since the school was founded, there have been 7 head teachers:

Houses

The school has a house system. 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:

Sports

The four main sports at Belfast High are rugby, hockey, netball and cricket. [6]

Aside from the four main sports, Belfast High students take part in association football, gymnastics, swimming, volleyball, basketball, badminton, athletics, tennis, softball, and power walking. [7]

Two sixth-form students represent the school as Sports Ambassadors to encourage participation in sports among students. [8]

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome". Belfast High School. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Belfast High School Home". Belfast High School website. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Specialist School Status Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Belfast High School website. Retrieved 30 June 2012
  4. ↑ Fergus, Lindsay. "Northern Ireland schools league tables - A-Levels". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. ↑ The Witness, 4 September 1874 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/twextracts/tw18740900.html
  6. ↑ "Belfast High School Rugby". Belfast High School website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Physical Education". Belfast High School. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Highlights Issue 60 Sep 2021". Belfast High School. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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