Posted on 20/04/2021
Eight of our Middle Sixth pupils, as part of a larger youth group, have been fundraising for Aware NI, the Depression Charity for Northern Ireland. Their goal has been to run 1000 miles by 15th April, 250 miles collectively a …
Posted on 19/04/2021
On the 23rd March, a team of two Form 3 students, one Form 4 student and one Form 5 student represented Northern Ireland in the ‘Top of the Bench’ national final. The team consisted of Jessica Lane, Katie McCarney, Daisie …
Posted on 14/04/2021
Seven Academy students (Ben Golden, Adrib Ahmed, Veda Muruga Perumal, Sabriel Gergett, Jack Gillespie, Alex Scott & Harriett McAllister) participated in the British Physics Olympiad Senior Challenge at the start of March. The BPhO is to encourage the study of …
Posted on 14/04/2021
We were delighted to learn that two distinguished BRA alumni, Professor Janice Carruthers and Professor Paul Seawright, have recently recorded some notable achievements in their fields. Professor Carruthers has been elected as a Member of The Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s …
Posted on 14/04/2021
Very well done to MVI student Elise Swain, who has had two lockdown-written pieces published in Times Shifting, a publication born from a creative writing project for young writers, under the umbrella of the Young Walter Scott Prize. #BRAenglit
Posted on 14/04/2021
Congratulations to our Learning Support Team on their Walk For Autism fundraiser! The group raised £2903, which is an incredible achievement. We would like to say a big thank you to both the team for taking on this wonderful endeavour, …
Posted on 25/03/2021
L6 student, Kathleen Malone, has won the Seamus Heaney Award for Achievement for her poem, ‘Daniel’s Piano.’ 🦉🙌 Kathleen submitted her work through the ‘Poetry in Motion’ initiative, joining several other B.R.A. students whose poetry was also selected for the …
Posted on 25/03/2021
We’ve gone absolutely quiz mad at the school library! They’re proving a fabulous way of bringing pupils together virtually during lockdown lunchtimes. Four big Disney lockdown quizzes took place over the past fortnight, with lots of fabulous prizes up for …
Posted on 25/03/2021
Following on from our Senior team’s success in the Schools’ Running Challenge, we were delighted to learn that our Medallion squad performed well in their running challenge against other schools across Ireland, finishing 9th out of 16 teams. Congratulations to …
Posted on 19/03/2021
Back in November we launched our Pink Paper Bag Project, which aims to make sanitary products accessible to pupils at the school. Now Fitzy’s Convenience Store on the Antrim Road is making period products available FREE to anyone in need. …