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Open Morning 2022

Welcome to the Wallace Open Morning 2022 Usually, we welcome thousands of visitors in person; today, we welcome you as virtual visitors. Some will become the Wallace men and women...

Tidings of comfort and joy

Covid-19 has robbed us of many opportunities but due to meticulous planning and precise adherence to PHA guidance, we were able to hold our Carol Concert in Saint Patrick’s...

Ben Blaney’s painting of North coast scoops first prize in NI 100 Art competition

In October this term Education Minister, Michelle McIlveen, launched a NI100 Art Competition for schools across Northern Ireland. The competition included pre-schools, primary,...

Festive fare, festive rock and festive frocks!

Have you had a Christmas pizza? It was one of the many delicious offerings in the school canteen to build that all important festive atmosphere. Students also enjoyed the...

Celebrating Success 2021

As Christmas approaches, we congratulate all of our students on their grades and successes as their grades represent not just academic achievement but also resilience in the face...

Pudsey Fun!

An early highlight of the movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the rousing tune to accompany the graduation scene as Donna sings “When I kissed the teacher” but somehow that...

Adventure Day is 10!

Castlewellan Forest Park was the venue for Wallace’s tenth Adventure Day for our Year 8 students. Introduced to Wallace’s induction programme by Senior Teacher Mr J Reid,...

2021 – 22 : Senior Prefect Profiles

Our Senior Prefect Team play a central role in the day to day running of the school. They are chosen by a robustly democratic voting procedure which involves both their peers and...

A Wallace Welcome!

As another school year begins, the sun shone to welcome our new pupils. Coming from over thirty feeder schools 178 pupils joined Year 8. Many are second generation Wallace while...