Congratulations to the winners of our House Design a Book Cover competition! Students were invited to create their own original book cover, and we were really impressed by the creativity and effort shown in all of the entries. George in Year 7 (Maughold House) took first place with an outstanding 3…
We’ve been made aware that some parents and carers may not be receiving school emails sent via Arbor. After speaking with the Arbor Support Team, they’ve advised that this most commonly affects @hotmail and @live email addresses. Newer @outlook addresses seem to be affected less often. What you can…
Our Year 10 Global Perspectives students were proud to present a cheque to Lorna from Victim Support, following their hugely successful “Soak the Teacher” event before the Easter holidays! A fantastic effort by everyone involved, raising money for an important local cause while having plenty of fun…
In English, the Carnegie 2026 Book Club will take place every Friday, both lunchtimes, in L4. This is a great opportunity for students who enjoy reading to share their views and take part in voting for this year’s Carnegie Medal winner. If you would like to join, please speak to your tutor or conta…
27th April 2026 Dear Parent/Carer, Working with University College IOM, we have the opportunity for Year 10 students to experience a Taster Morning at UCM on Tuesday 9th June 2026. Students will come to school as normal in full school uniform including lanyards, which must be worn at UCM. They will…
23 of our Silver Duke of Edinburgh award participants completed their practice expedition last weekend, in the best possible weather! They took a challenging route through the hills, involving crossing bogs, big climbs and rocky, challenging descents. What an amazing group of young people to spend…
Thank you to all who attended last night’s information evening for next year’s Ski Trip, and to those who have already been in touch to express their interest. Sign-up forms and ParentPay information will be shared via email later this week. If you have any questions, please contact BHSEnquiries@sc…
The Girls Interschool Badminton tournament for Juniors and Seniors was held on Tuesday 21st April at Bemahague. Ballakermeen Senior team were represented by Molly, Kelly, Laura, and Ameya. The Junior team were represented by Sophie, Lara, Abigail and Aamiya. Both teams were successful in securing t…
Results are in for the House Animal Poster Design competition! A massive thank you to Patrick House’s charity, ManxSPCA, for agreeing to judge the entries for us. They were very impressed with the effort pupils had put into creating their designs. 1st place: Lara (Hillary) 2nd place: Zoe (Maughold)…