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Results will be available in the Tom Skelton Hall from 9.00am to 10.00am.   Following this, results will be available from the Front Office.   Careers Teachers will be available in B5 from 9.00am – Year 12 pupils have been provided with a scheduled appointment time.   Mr Devlin will be available in the Tom Skelton Hall to speak to Year 11 pupils.   Mrs Aitcheson, Mrs Williamson, Ms Crawford and Dr Walker will be available for appointments with pupils and parents from 10.30am (this may apply to prospective new pupils or pupils who are not returning to Dalriada School).   There will be a photograph for top GCSE Performers at 12.00pm at the front of the school.   If you would like to be entered for a re-sit, or require a re-mark or access to a script, please complete the Google Form sent via Parentmail.   Good luck to all of you receiving your GCSE results. You’ve worked so hard and should be incredibly proud of what you have achieved!

Dalriada School is proud to celebrate another year of excellent A Level results, with our students achieving highly in a wide range of subjects. The commitment, resilience and ambition shown by our pupils have resulted in outstanding results, marking clear improvement from last year’s strong performance with 74% of all entries achieved grades A* to B, and 92% of all entries achieved A* to C grades. At A Level, a number of individuals achieved outstanding results with Oliwia Oczeretko achieving 2 A*, 2 A and 1 B grades, while Mark Kennedy achieved 4A*s. Emily Sayers achieved 3A*s and 1 A, Muireann Paul achieved 1A* and 3As and Tom McCotter achieved 4 As. Alex Campbell, Lydia Glenny, and Rebecca Ross all attained 3 A* grades, while Sam Cochrane, Faye Dempsey, Angus Graham, Elijah Mullan, Adam O’Neill, Izzi Pollock-Quinn and Shannon Shiels all attained 2 A* grades and 1 A. Other individual successes achieving at least 3 A grades include Eden Adair, Niamh Brooking, Erin Fisher, Noah Kelly, Rebecca McClean, Tara O’Brien, Anna Shiels, Rebecca Thompson, Yana Walls, Lauren Bond, Chloe Boyle, Poppy Hunter, Kiera McAfee, Holly McComb, Olivia Ogle and Ryan Strong. 31 pupils in total achieved at least 3 A grade at A Level, a remarkable accomplishment that reflects both their exceptional talent and the dedication of their teachers. Mrs Louise Aitcheson, the Principal, expressed immense pride in the pupils’ accomplishments, saying, “I am incredibly proud of our pupils’ achievements and all that they have achieved in this year’s A Level examinations. These results are a testament to their commitment and willingness to give of their best. They have worked exceptionally hard and I am delighted to see that effort rewarded. I also want to express my sincere thanks to our dedicated staff, whose skill, encouragement and unwavering support have guided our pupils throughout their studies. The partnership between pupils, staff and families is at the heart of our success, and today’s results are something the entire Dalriada community can celebrate. As our leavers take their next steps – whether to university, apprenticeships or the workplace, I wish them every success for the future. Once a Dalriad, always a Dalriad; may they continue to dare to shine wherever life takes them”.

Continuing on our long established trend of Dalriada rugby players playing for Ulster, we congratulate three of our Dalriads who represented their province this summer. Charlotte Thompson was selected to start for the U-18 Interpro Series opener against Leinster at Energia Park on Sunday 10 th  August. Charlotte played the full game and made some great runs and tackles. Congratulations Charlotte on receiving your first Interpro cap for Ulster. We are all extremely proud of you! Archie and Angus Graham also had a fantastic Summer. Angus played for the Ulster U19s against IQ Rugby, scoring a try. Unfortunately, he injured his ankle, ruling him out of the Ulster Age Grade Squad, which played a very strong Saracens side at Osbourne Park. Archie played the full game and never took a backward step against older Saracens players.  Both boys are involved in Interpros over the next few weeks. Angus is in the Ulster U19s and Archie is in the Ulster Schools’ Squad. Archie and Angus continue to shine both on and off the field. We are so proud of you both!

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, Belfast.    The main aim of ‘Chemistry at Work’ is to show the many and varied ways in which the chemistry studied by pupils at school is used in the real everyday world.  The Exhibition provided our pupils with the chance to see chemical-based companies and institutions presenting easily understood demonstrations of their use of chemistry at work.  They were encouraged to participate in some of the demonstrations. The pupils particularly enjoyed the BOC gas/W5 demonstration which involved cloud generation, frozen balloons that self-inflated, condensing liquid oxygen out of the air and using it to help cotton wool burn more vigorously and using boiling  liquid nitrogen to power a fly wheel.   Hopefully, this experience has stimulated an interest in chemistry, particularly in industry, and demonstrated some aspects of the importance of chemistry in our society.   The pupils were excellent ambassadors for the school. We would like to thank the Chemistry Department at Queen's University for their kind invitation to the event and Translink for their assistance in getting such a large party there and back safely.

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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 to see a live performance, and to see impressive use of Lighting and Sound used to help enhance a performance.

The Lyric Theatre is delighted to be partnering with over 20 schools from all across NI this year on our Lyric School’s Affiliation Scheme. The scheme aims to promote and develop drama study within affiliated schools through workshops, resource packs, careers advice and other exciting opportunities! This year, Dalriada is a Lyric Affiliate School.

On 7th December, 2023, our Year 11 and 12 pupils got the opportunity to take part in a ‘Dissecting Shakespeare’ workshop, run by the Lyric Theatre, as part of their Affiliate Scheme. This scheme aims to promote and develop drama study within affiliated schools, through workshops, resource packs, careers advice, and other exciting opportunities!

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 incredible show this was, full of amazing puppetry, and superb Multimedia effects. This was a rare opportunity for these pupils to witness such a highly technical performance, full of ideas that will be very beneficial for written exam work!