Twenty-two Year 13 pupils participated in the RSC Schools’ Analyst Competition. This Practical Challenge is aimed at students in their first year of study of the A-level Chemistry course and provides an opportunity for developing teamwork and problem-solving skills, in addition to demonstrating chemistry knowledge linking to curricular content. Each year, the challenge is set in a different context. This year, the students had to take on the role of analytical scientists, an

On Thursday 22nd January 2026 a team of four pupils – Lana Blair (year 10), Andrew Burns (year 10), Darsh Girisankar (year 11) and Shauna Wu (year 12) – travelled to Queens' University to participate in the regional finals of the prestigious RSC 'Top of the Bench' Competition. Following an introductory welcome, and a Health & Safety briefing the team got down to work. They completed a practical challenge in the laboratory where they investigated the electrochemical series and

Dalriada School is delighted to celebrate another year of excellent A Level results, with our students achieving highly across the curriculum. The hard work and ambition shown by our pupils have led to outstanding results, marking clear improvement from last year’s strong performance with 79% of all entries achieved grades A* to B, and 95% of all entries achieved A* to C grades. Furthermore, an impressive 13 subjects attained a 100% A* to C pass rate. At A Level, a number of

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In April, 2026, our school production of Anastasia, The Musical received 5 Nominations in the AIMS School Mentoring Constructive Appraisal Awards Scheme. Professional mentors from this scheme attended and reviewed 30 shows across the 32 counties of Ireland between September and April. Receiving 5 nominations was simply incredible, and the excitement in school was palpable. The Nominations were as follows: Best Actor/Actress- Dan McLean Best Singer- Rihanna McGraw Best M

Results will be available in the Tom Skelton Hall from 9.00am to 10.00am. Following this, results will be available from the Front...

Dalriada School is proud to celebrate another year of excellent A Level results, with our students achieving highly in a wide range of...

Continuing on our long established trend of Dalriada rugby players playing for Ulster, we congratulate three of our Dalriads who...

Seventy-four Year 11 pupils set off by train on Tuesday 19.11.24 to the QUB- RSC Chemistry at Work exhibition at the Whitla Hall,...

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At the end of November, pupils in Years 9-12 got the opportunity to watch the school play, Les Misérables. This was a great opportunity...

The Lyric Theatre is delighted to be partnering with over 20 schools from all across NI this year on our Lyric School’s Affiliation...

On 7th December, 2023, our Year 11 and 12 pupils got the opportunity to take part in a ‘Dissecting Shakespeare’ workshop, run by the...

On 22nd February, 2024, our Year 11 and 12 GCSE Drama Student travelled to the Grand Opera House in Belfast to see Life of Pi. What an...