| Belfast High School | |
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| Emblem of Belfast High School
"Labor Ipse Voluptas"
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| Location | |
| 720 Shore Road, Newtownabbey County Antrim BT37 0PX United Kingdom [1] |
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| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary Grammar School |
| Established | 1854 |
| Opened | 1963 (Current Site) |
| Founder | Mr J Pyper |
| School board | NEELB |
| Principal | Mrs L F Gormley |
| Deputy Principals | Mr J K Currie, Mrs C Weir |
| Assistant Principals | Mrs A McNutt, Mr J Maxwell |
| Enrolment | Approx. 900 (per school year) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Website | belfasthigh.co.uk |
Belfast High School is a Voluntary Grammar School located at Jordanstown in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] It lies within the North Eastern Education and Library Board area.
In May 2007, Belfast High was awarded Specialist Status in the field of Languages, one of only 13 schools to receive such a status.[2]
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Belfast High School opened in 1854. The school was originally in Glenravel Street in Belfast, where it remained until 1963, when it moved to the current site in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey.
Since the school was founded, there have been 7 head teachers:
The school has a house system whereby pupils are split up to represent one of four houses. 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:
Belfast High's on-site facilities include:
The school contains a number of extra-curricular clubs and societies including sports teams, International Cuisine Club, Technology Club and an orchestra and wind band. The school participates in the Duke of Edinburgh Award at bronze, silver and gold award level for interested pupils. In 2011 the school also put on a production of Bugsy Malone, in which Jonnie Joffroy played the part of mobster Fat Sam Stacetto.
The three main sports at Belfast High are cricket, hockey, and rugby.[4] Belfast High School's pupils play in 6 main rugby teams: under-12, under-13, under-14, medallion (under-15) and a 1st and 2nd XV. The current captain of the 1st XV is Ryan McGonigle. Rugby teams at the school play in blue and yellow. Throughout the school, pupils are permitted to play sports on various weekdays for 4 periods each, where these sports are practiced. Some pupils do not choose hockey and are then given another games activity to do, e.g. power-walking, badminton, netball, swimming and circuits. In September 2006 a 6th form football team was founded.
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