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The sounds of Spring

Wallace’s assembly hall rediscovered not The Sound of Silence (to quote a famous duo) but rather the sounds of orchestra, piano, jazz, close harmony, soloists, Mr Falconer’s...

Ships, sustainability and success for Year 10 students

It’s probably fair to assume that the average Year 10 student doesn’t know a great deal about cargo ships and sustainability but thanks to participating in Innovation 2021, we...

Hockey Triumph in Dowdall Cup

As a school we pride ourselves on the fact that our boys are proudly competitive and highly successful in both hockey and rugby which is no mean feat in a co-educational school of...

Faith, family & food with Jacob Stockdale

A capacity crowd appeared to hear former pupil and Irish rugby star Jacob Stockdale talk about how his Christian faith impacts his life. To the shock of the teachers (and perhaps...

Lego League Success!

In recent years Wallace has enjoyed great success in the First Lego League competitions with one team even travelling in pre-Covid times to the USA to represent Northern Ireland....

To Ukrainian refugees with love  

It’s hard to imagine that a vision of taking one small van to Poland and raising a target of £1,000 on a Go Fund Me page could multiply in a week to twenty five fully loaded...

#MadeInWallace Reuben Crothers

Best Wallace memory My time at Wallace was very memorable in more ways than one. I met some of my best friends there and the teachers and staff at Wallace provided me with not...

#MadeInWallace Nathan Doak

Former pupil Nathan Doak is currently “living the dream” (to quote Mr Armstrong’s favourite phrase) of every school boy rugby player as he has successfully transitioned to...

Adventures in Art

Jean Genius    Visitors to the Art Department have been hugely impressed by an installation inspired by artist Ian Berry. (Website: https://www.ianberry.org) Following a...

Cover Stars!

Central to our annual Open Morning is the publication of the school’s Prospectus. In 2021 and 2022 this document has been an online journal, reflecting the circumstances of the...