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Pupils Take Part in International Equestrian Competition

6 October 2017 in /by

At the end of July, Zara Wood and Ciara Gilroy (both students at Glenlola Collegiate School) travelled to Scotland to represent Ireland at the British Young Riders Dressage Scheme (BYRDS) Home International competition. Ciara, and her pony Killaan Blu, competed in the Young Rider section for competitors aged 18-25) whilst Zara, and her pony Ard […]

Glenlola Collegiate Celebrates Investors in People Accreditation

4 October 2017 in /by

Glenlola Collegiate was among 69 organisations celebrating Investors in People (IIP) accreditation at a presentation ceremony held at Belfast Castle on 20 September. Pictured with Northern Ireland IIP Board Advisor Mark Huddleston are Headmaster Mr Eric Thompson and Vice Principal Dr Carolyn Larmour. Mark Huddleston, said: “Organisations succeed by realising the potential of their people. […]

Politics Top Table Event

27 September 2017 in /by

On 26th September, The Top Table was filmed at Blackstaff studios in Belfast, presented by Stephen Nolan. Eleven Year 14 Politics pupils from Glenlola were part of the audience along with ‘A’ level pupils from a number of schools across Northern Ireland. The show hosts four people with political backgrounds who face four young people […]

Glenlola Pupil Selected to Represent UK Sea Cadets

8 September 2017 in /by

  Congratulations to Year 13 pupil,  Aime Hood, who has been selected to represent the UK Sea cadets at the naming ceremony of HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy aircraft carriers at MOD Caledonia in Scotland on Friday 8 September. This is a high-profile event with Royalty, senior politicians and many […]

Glenlola Collegiate Celebrated Outstanding Examination Results

4 September 2017 in /by

Mr WE Thompson, Headmaster at Glenlola Collegiate School has praised pupils on yet another year of exceptional results. He commented,  ‘Our girls have once again achieved excellent results at all levels; the well-deserved result of their hard work and commitment over the past year and of the invaluable support offered by their parents during their […]

Year 11 GCSE Results

23 August 2017 in /by

Year 11 pupils will be able to collect GCSE/GCSE Unit results on Thursday 24 August at 10.30am in the School Library. Results for any pupils who took GCSE Astronomy will also be available at this time.

Tribute to Mrs Julie Jones

17 July 2017 in /by

The Staff and pupils of Glenlola Collegiate are deeply saddened and shocked by the sudden death yesterday of Mrs Julie Jones.  Julie was a very popular and dedicated teacher and will be greatly missed by us all.  We would like to convey our sincere sympathies to her family and friends and to let them know that they […]

Gold Medal Swimming Success

6 July 2017 in /by

Congratulations to Tarryn Barr 8A who captained her Ards Swimming Team to win the Aqua Sprint Shield for a record 5th year in a row and is the only club to have achieved this. There were some outstanding performances from Tarryn and from all age groups, who brought home valuable points for the team. The Golden Freestyle […]

Sponsored Walk 2017

6 July 2017 in /by

The School sponsored walk from Bangor to Crawfordsburn took place on Tuesday 20 June in aid of our whole school charity, Charlene’s Project.  The charity supports the education of children in Uganda, particularly girls, who find it difficult to receive an education. Glenlola pupils enjoyed a great day out on the ‘Uganda Dander’, joining together […]