Two Silver Duke of Edinburgh groups completed their expeditions just in time for the end of the season! Walking in the hills for three days, carrying all of their food and equipment was certainly a challenge, with night-time temperatures dipping to near freezing at times! Jeant shiu dy mie / Well d…
Fantastic attitudes and sportsmanship on show from our Year 7 boys rugby team who are developing exceptionally well! They played in horrible conditions against QEII, still with smiles all round and it was nice to see some new faces too!
Yesterday, we celebrated our annual Prize-giving in the Studio Theatre. A big thank you to Mr Alex Downie OBE, Chair of Governors, Mr Karl Ver Elst, Parent Governor, Mr Tony Corlett, Support Staff Governor, The Worshipful The Mayor of Douglas, as well as other distinguished guests and parents for h…
This week at Ballakermeen we are celebrating Black History Month in our assemblies, a time to shine a light on our shared history. Our Diversity Prefects from the Sixth form have worked very hard to share their thoughts and feelings about why Black History Month is so important for us to celebrate…
Here's our Year 7 & 8 girls hockey team (plus a few others who were camera shy) before their match against QEII. This was their first match of the season and both teams won their games which is a fantastic achievement! Congratulations all. Hockey training continues for Years 7 & 8 on Thursday at th…
The Employment & Skills Fair 2023 takes place on Thursday 9th November at the Villa Marina between 9am - 5pm. Explore different industries and find out about pathways into education, training, and employment! Public entry outside school party visits is between 12.30 - 1.30pm, and then from 3pm unti…
Year 10 student Evie created her very own podcast, 'Talking in the Dark' to raise awareness about blindness, visual impairment and disability in general, in a happy and light-hearted way. Evie was born with a condition called bilateral anopthalmia, meaning her eyes didn’t develop, and as a result E…
Congratulations to this year's winners and runners up of the Community Champion and Young Hero Awards. The Mayor presented the awards after the annual Civic Sunday service, and expressed that judging such inspirational individuals was a challenging but heart-warming task to read their selflessness…
Here's our Year 7 Squad after their very first fixture playing extremely well against KWC. Although the result may not have gone their way, huge respect was shown all round towards our opponents. A bright future ahead for these talented sportsmen!