It is my pleasure to welcome you to Ballakermeen High School and our website where you will find lots of information about us and our amazing students. As Headteacher, I am proud to lead a school that places students at the heart of everything we do and although we achieve great success, we are also determined to improve by building on our strengths.
Here at Ballakermeen, we set high expectations for behaviour and politeness, as we believe that these characteristics are the foundation of a successful learning community. Our dedicated staff work hard to deliver high-quality teaching that inspires, challenges and supports every student to achieve their full potential and we are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment where every young person can thrive.
If you visit us, you will see values of Kindness, Honesty and Respect to be evident in each interaction, every classroom, throughout the school and in our wider community. The news shared on this website provides just a sample of what you will find going on at Ballakermeen every day!
Once again, welcome and please get in touch should you require any further information.
Warm regards,
Graeme Corrin
Headteacher
A huge congratulations to our talented SPC students, who have been named winners of the 2025 3FM Carol Cup! We are so proud of their performance and the joy they’ve brought to so many listeners this festive season. Take a moment to enjoy their performance here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1640902…
We are looking forward to our annual Christmas Carol Service this evening at St George’s Church. Students have been rehearsing at the church today in preparation for the service. All are welcome to attend at 7pm tonight - no tickets are required! It promises to be a wonderfully festive evening, fea…
There were some excellent performances at the recent inter-school cross-country event, which took place on an extremely challenging course featuring steep hills and difficult underfoot conditions. All runners competed with great determination, giving maximum effort and performing strongly despite t…
After two postponements due to poor weather, the Year 9 Girls “A” tournament took place last Friday in glorious sunny weather. The girls were excited to finally get to play their matches and were keen to demonstrate their skills against the other Secondary schools on the Isle of Man. Ballakermeen s…
The senior basketball team recently took on Castle Rushen High School in a thrilling, end-to-end match. Castle Rushen managed to pull away at times, forcing the Ballakermeen lads to dig deep and level the score on several occasions. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Ballakermeen really began…
Maughold remain in the lead to end 2025! Langness and Hillary are close behind in 2nd and 3rd place. Conister are also not too far behind in 4th. Patrick have some work to do in 5th place! Attendance and praise points will be updated after the Christmas break! Thanks to everyone who has taken part…
Year 7 House Competition: Spelling Bee! Year 7 students are invited to take part in our House Spelling Bee next term, taking place on Monday lunchtimes on 19th and 26th January, and 2nd and 9th February, in the Studio Theatre. Each round, spellers must correctly spell one word to progress to the ne…
Well done to all who created a snowflake for our house competition! It was nice to see students from across different year groups getting involved. The winner of this year's competition is Zoë in year 7, who designed a pretty amazing snowflake, which can be seen at the top of our Christmas tree in…
The Year 7 boys’ basketball team recently competed in an inter-school tournament, with many experiencing competitive basketball for the first time. The team performed exceptionally well against strong opposition, putting into practice the skills and strategies developed in training. Their hard work…
