Ballakermeen High School is a fully comprehensive secondary school serving Douglas, Isle of Man. There are over 1,700 students aged 11 – 18.
Centrally located on a secure, single site we enjoy a reputation for high academic achievement, excellent pastoral care, and a proud record in sport and the arts. Although we are a large institution, we are a close-knit community where many kinds of success are celebrated and every individual is valued. We are passionate about learning and about helping our students to make the most of their time with us.
Our values are Kindness, Honesty, and Respect.
Students in Years 9 to 13: Army Elite Skills Session We have the opportunity for up to 40 of our students in Years 9 to 13 take part in an Elite Skills morning on Monday 4th November. This should be of particular interest to any students wishing to explore a career in any of the Armed Forces, or th…
Students in 7LS9 were recently set the challenge by Mrs Sherrington of creating some informative posters based around our school values of being ready and respectful. Their impressive efforts inspired Mrs Sherrington to turn it into a competition, enlisting Mrs Clarke and Mr Cregeen as judges to se…
As we approach the Winter months, it is likely that we will be faced with more days of inclement weather. PE lessons that are scheduled to take place outside will still go ahead, unless there is an island weather warning in place. With this in mind, it is imperative that your child is adequately pr…
The cost of a free school meal supplement will increase to £3.20 from 4th November 2024. This means the cost of a school Meal Deal (a main meal and pudding) will also increase to £3.20.
Here are the very talented winners of the One World Centre Poster Competition that was judged over the summer! Students designed posters based on the Sustainable development goals with a focus on how to make the world fairer place in their Geography lessons. Connie was the overall winner and Phoebe…
Here are just some of the students who have helped to complete the 1000 piece jigsaw in the fiction library! It has taken just over 2 weeks, with students gradually adding pieces at break and lunchtimes. Unfortunately, when it was finished there was one piece missing but we are still hopeful that i…
Following on from the DofE information evening, this is our first DofE newsletter and contains all the information you need to get signed up to the Award. https://sway.cloud.microsoft/rzopOOMIkkFvmRLl?ref=Link
Ballakermeen students celebrated National Poetry Day yesterday by pulling out a ‘lucky dip’ poem from the ‘poetry box’ taken around school by librarian Ros. This has become a regular event over the years and has fostered a love of poetry among many students past and present! Students all over schoo…
Congratulations to the Year 7 girls who played their first hockey fixture yesterday against CRHS. With some late additions to the team, the girls had never played together and some hadn’t even been to a practice! They adapted really well, losing the first 2 games and drawing the next 2 games. A lot…
