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Wallace welcomes 2026 leavers

Another school year has begun and the school has officially opened its doors to the group who will become our 2026 leavers! The fresh- faced year 8 pupils, attired in remarkably...

Thank God for Wallace

Sandwiched between recent hugely successful celebrations of the birth of our founder and anticipation of our 140th anniversary next year Autumn 2019 seems a good time to offer...

Wallace fashionistas say “No” to fast fashion

Award-winning journalist and presenter Lucy Siegle entitled her 2011 expose of the fast fashion industry To Die For, an ironic commentary on a popular phrase. The subtitle Is...

Celebrating success with GCSE excellence at Wallace

A core value at Wallace is excellence and this was reflected in the performance of the GCSE pupils;  87% of the GCSE grades awarded to Wallace’s students were A* to B. Two...

Record breaking…again!!

Wallace’s Year 14 students have surpassed the outstanding achievements of the class of 2018 by raising the 3 A* to C % yet again which is a testament to the hard work of both...

YOUNG REPORTERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 2019

They always say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but for brothers Josh and Max Kamalarajah this weather phenomenon has struck twice at a national and international level! This...

Wallace celebrate success at IET Faraday Challenge Day

The IET Faraday programme has been developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Europe’s largest professional organisation in the field. Its aim is “ to...

Ulster Schools’ Athletics Finals

On Saturday 18th May a group of Wallace High School Athletes competed at the Ulster Schools’  Athletics Finals, having qualified from the District Finals earlier in the...

Boys’ hockey tour to Rotterdam

A group of thirty four junior boys hockey players and four staff returned recently from a highly successful tour to Holland where they played matches against top clubs, as well as...

Irish hockey legend advises pupils to “stay grounded”

Wallace’s annual celebration of sport saw our school family welcome Irish hockey star Shirley McCay into our midst. As talent coach for Ulster hockey Shirley already knows and...