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Almost £155,000 donated to Cancer Fund for Children as pupils “smash” past £150,000 target

Current Key Stage 3 students at Wallace can regard themselves as “record breakers” as the school recently celebrated a huge fundraising milestone. In October, prior to our...

Equestrian team riding high

Wallace High School is an environment which encourages staff and pupils alike to develop their interests and a keen group of students, supported by Mrs Scott and Mrs Crozier,...

Oxbridge offer for Laura

Year 14 student Laura Moore has become the most recent addition to a long list of Wallace linguists who have aspired towards those “dreaming spires.” Laura has been offered a...

Creating Captains… the Wallace Way

Visitors to Wallace never fail to be impressed by our Sports Honours Boards, our photographic record of our “Hall of Fame” and our much admired collection of framed shirts...

Principal celebrates Wallace Men and Wallace Women at Open Morning 2020

Speaking after the highly successful annual event Wallace’s Principal, Mrs Deborah O’Hare, observed:  “Open Morning is my favourite event of the school year because it...

Lessons in success at Wallace’s Senior Prize Day

It was an afternoon which saw sectarianism in schools roundly condemned, Stormont’s absentees urged to get to work and Scrooge transformed to Santa with Oliver Heath starring as...

BPW Success

Wallace High School Year 13 students fielded two teams in the Regional Heat of the Business and Professional Women’s Public Speaking competition last week. Hosted by Ulster...

Pupils charm with a fresh re-telling of timeless tale of A Christmas Carol

First published in London in 1843 (a mere 176 years ago!) this tale of hope and redemption has never been out of print; millions in the English –speaking world have found...

Wallace dozen set to be “Change Makers”

Twelve Year 13 students have volunteered to participate in the Habitat for Humanity Change Makers Project which will see pupils in Northern Ireland help to fund the building of...

Public Speaking Success!

Wallace High School Year 13 pupil Anna Woodside last week won the Lisburn and District Public Speaking Competition. Three Wallace pupils competed against girls from Rathmore,...