Year 9 girls played their first ever 11 a side hockey match on Friday against Ramsey Grammar. It was a very even game with Balla taking the lead early in the 2nd half, only for Ramsey to equalize just before the end. Well done to all the girls who played and congratulations to Mya who received the…
The Year 7s took part in their first ever rugby fixture, representing Ballakermeen High School. We had two teams that took on Ramsey Grammer School. Both matches were very competitive and the boys demonstrated some very good rugby throughout the game. A big well done to Balla A team who won 6 tries…
Congratulations to the Senior Hockey team who played against RGS last night. Despite horrendous wet and windy conditions, and a long period without any competitive hockey fixtures for school, the girls put on a tremendous display of hockey winning 5-0. Goal scorers were Ela 1, Lara 1 and a hat-tric…
Thank you to author and speaker Chris Bonnello who visited Ballakermeen today to give a talk to Year 8 and the A Level English Language students, as part of Manx LitFest Schools Day! The A Level students remained with Chris after the talk for a further short discussion all about creative writing.
This week 7MS6 have been very busy creating their own posters to help pupils 'be ready for learning'. Pupils have been reflecting on how to be ready for school and what that looks like at Ballakermeen through our latest PSHE lessons. As you can see, a lot of creative fun was had desgining these!
Year 12 Geography students have been out and about over the last couple of days completing fieldwork. They have been measuring rivers, drawing field sketches of the Clypse Reservoir, observing mass movement in Laxey and looking at the flood management strategies and collecting microclimate data in…
Some of our Year 12 students took a trip down to the One World Charity Challenge ‘Meet the Charities’ event this afternoon to find out all about the charities they can choose to support this year. Charity Challenge enables our students to get together and think of innovative ways to raise money for…
Dear Parents or Carers, I am delighted to report that the overwhelming majority of students continue to arrive wearing attire that conforms to our uniform policy. This message serves as a reminder that as of Monday next week, (30th September), any students wearing incorrect uniform will be sent hom…
2 of our talented ex-Year 13 students have been shortlisted for the 2024 IOM Sovereign Art Foundation Student’s Prize! ‘Complexity’ by Lula Thomas ‘Time of my Life’ by Daniel Lawrie The winning artist chosen by Judges is awarded £800, with the school receiving £2,000. There is also a public vote wi…