Year 9 JA winners
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Congratulations to Year 9 students Moamen, Tommy, Keaira, and Phoebe who won Junior Achievement’s Challenge for Change Interschool Final with their idea for an AI-powered smart socket that helps reduce energy consumption!

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DESC Signposts
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For KS4 and 5 leavers: Results day information and guidance around support available during the Summer is available on the front page of the Summer Signposts website here: https://signposts.sch.im/ This website contains many useful links and the DESC Careers Team are adding to it on a daily basis.

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Memorial Walk
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On Wednesday 16th July, the Ballakermeen community will be coming together to take part in our bi-annual Memorial Walk. Every two years since 1991, we have undertaken a charity walk involving the whole school. The walk commemorates those connected with the school who have passed away, both students…

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Team Arthesy at Athens
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This week, Year 12 students Guy, Jacob, Shenton, Oli, and Isaac from Junior Achievement Team ArthEsy proudly represented the school, Junior Achievement, and the Isle of Man at Gen-E in Athens - Europe’s largest entrepreneurial festival! The team impressed on the international stage with their passi…

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Year 10 Dropdown day
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We are delighted to announce the details of this year’s Dropdown Day for our Year 10 students, designed to enhance their regular PSHE provision. Students will enjoy workshops delivered by professionals from local services (details of these workshops can be found below). With a focus on themes of sa…

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Sir Mark Cavendish Raceway
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A group of year 7 students visited the NSC this morning to celebrate the opening of the Sir Mark Cavendish Raceway! It was fantastic to support such an achievement from an ex-Ballakermeen student and we're sure the students will be inspired by his success.

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Year 8 Academic Tutoring
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16th June 2025 Dear Parent or Carer We would like to invite you to our Year 8 Academic Review Day on Wednesday 9th July 2025. The event will be held in the school’s Sixth Form Centre between the hours of 8am and 7pm. The day will provide you with the opportunity to meet with your child’s Form Tutor…

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Year 7 Academic Tutoring
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23rd June 2025 Dear Parent or Carer, We would like to invite you to our Year 7 Academic Review Day on Thursday 10th July 2025. The event will be held in the school’s Sixth Form Centre between the hours of 8am and 7pm. The day will provide you with the opportunity to meet with your child’s Form Tuto…

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Year 7 Boys Cricket
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A big well done to the Year 7 boys who took part in yesterday's Cricket Festival at King William's College. It was a great event with some fantastic cricket being played by all the Island's secondary schools. The Ballakermeen lads managed 3 wins and 2 losses, with each game featuring great teamwork…

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