| Motto | Per Laborem |
|---|---|
| Established | September 2001 |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Religion | None |
| Principal | Eileen Lisk |
| Location | Ballymena County Antrim BT42 2EL Northern Ireland |
| Students | 1100 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colours | Green and red |
| Website | www.cambridgehouse.org.uk |
Cambridge House Grammar School is a mixed, controlled grammar school in the County Antrim town of Ballymena, Northern Ireland within the North Eastern Education and Library Board area.
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The school is located in the Galgorm Road area of the town at a mature site surrounded by gardens and playing fields comprising almost 80 acres (320,000 m2). Cambridge House is the newest grammar school in the province, having been opened in September 2001, following the amalgamation of the old Cambridge House Grammar School for Girls (founded 1910) and Cambridge House Boy's Grammar School (founded 1975). The main school buildings are contemporary and the campus was refurbished in 2001 prior to the opening of the new school. The Technology and Design Suite is an award winning building and the most recent addition to the school, and its facilities are among the best in the province. The school has recently invested in the latest computer technology and the pupils and staff have access to the very latest in computer multimedia and Internet learning packages. The school also includes a separate Drama and Media annexe and a self contained, Sixth Form Centre complete with both private and communal study areas, a common room and a coffee shop.
In 2011 it became the first grammar school in Northern Ireland to enter a period of formal intervention. The school welcomes the advice given in the report and will continue in it's efforts to provide a quality education provision.
Mrs. Eileen Lisk BA, MEd, DASE, PGCE, assumed her position as Principal in February 2004. She is a graduate of the Queen's University of Belfast, having obtained her BA in English and French in 1978. Mrs Lisk has had a career with the North Eastern Education and Library Board, in non teaching roles. Before taking over the headship of Cambridge House, Eileen Lisk worked at Downshire School in Carrickfergus, where she held the position of Vice Principal.
Cambridge House Grammar School (CHGS) is split into six houses (Having previously been four in the Cambridge House Boy's Grammar School- Adair, Eaton, Raphael and Chichester), and the pastoral care of each pupil is enforced by this system. The house system is based on patrons who are successful in a wide range of expertise, such as sports, business, science and the Arts. The ethos behind the house system is that each pupil can relate to a smaller unit within the school and have a sense of identity in such a large school. Each house is allocated a Senior Teacher, and a team of seven group tutors. Houses fosters the development of Leadership skills in the pupils, as House Prefects are elected in year 11. Each house has a separate colour, house charity and house ties, with the house crest emblazoned in the middle.
The houses, and their patrons are listed below.