PROSPECTUS 2017

FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

COMMITMENT OPPORTUNITY RESPECT EXCELLENCE CHERISHING THE PAST • CELEBRATING THE PRESENT • CREATING THE FUTURE CONTENTS

PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME 4

COMMITMENT 6

OPPORTUNITY 12

RESPECT 18

EXCELLENCE 22

PUPILS 32

CURRICULUM 36

ADMISSIONS 38

EXAMINATION RESULTS 46

ENDURING BONDS 50

GALLERY 51

Many thanks to all who contributed photographs. Special thanks to former pupil Catherine Harrison and multi-talented Vice-Principal, Mr David Cleland. PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME

“This prospectus is a The academic year 2015-16 was A/4 B grades. Hector Epanomeritakis record of, and a refl ection an excellent year for Wallace High achieved 4 A* grades and a highly School as we sought to continue coveted place at Clare College, on, the life of Wallace High to build upon our “Outstanding Cambridge to read Medicine. He School in the last calendar Achievements and Standards” (ETI was also honoured in the Hans Sloan year. It presents what Inspection Report January 2015) Memorial Prize listings which rewards and to encourage our young people the top students of A Level sciences makes Wallace distinctive, to reach their potential. The school in Northern Ireland. Our GCSE special and loved. Our achieved its best ever A level and students excelled as 10 students school family extends from AS results positioning itself as the had a minimum of 10 A* grades and highest achieving voluntary grammar Matthew Allen was the top student our Pre-Prep to our past school in Lisburn and Castlereagh; in Lisburn and Castlereagh with a pupils and we believe 92% of grades were at A* to C, 33 brilliant 12 A* grades. Little wonder that our school family Year 14 students gained three or Wallace pupils found themselves the more A*/A grades and 14% of all largest group at the reception held by provides an unsurpassed grades awarded to Wallace students the Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh foundation for academic were A*. This grade, awarded only to celebrate outstanding academic and personal growth.” at A2, means a student achieved achievement in the super-council area. 90% and above in all A2 modules. The percentage of students gaining We were also delighted to be placed 3 or more A* to C grades climbed in a signifi cant number of subjects in to 85% and our 10 strong Senior the CCEA rankings. The Journalism Prefect Team covered themselves in Department achieved a remarkable glory attaining an amazing 16 A*/13 9th consecutive year of placement in

PAGE 4 the rankings as Nikita Dowie became Head Girl’s our 5th student to be the top student Head Boy’s in Northern Ireland in the subject. Welcome Welcome

I am immensely proud to be the As I approach my fi nal term at Wallace is for me “simply the best”! I Principal of Wallace High School Wallace, I can hardly believe I am am honoured to be the second Head and, as the parent of two of its almost a school leaver. Wallace Girl in my family as my aunt was students, I experience fi rst hand the has provided me with great Head Girl in the late 1970s. There are “Wallace experience”. I know for opportunities both inside and outside boundless opportunities available in myself the commitment, dedication of the classroom. Some of my best Wallace catering for a wide range of and excellence of its teachers and the memories centre around hockey pupil interests and I can see how much wealth of its provision. Our school with all the excitement of our many passion there is not just for sport but estate is changing and expanding semi-fi nals and fi nals. I feel confi dent for music and ICT too. Being on the with our new block currently under that my Wallace teammates will Charity Committee has been one of construction and we are also be lifelong friends. The school has my personal highlights; getting a cream looking forward with pride to June stretched me academically, giving pie in the face for Pudsy on Children 2018 which will commemorate me both the confi dence to apply in Need Day was certainly memorable! the bicentennial of the birth of our to study Law at Cambridge and Hockey is a passion I share with distinguished founder and benefactor, the resilience to know that if I hit a Jordan and we like to think that with Sir Richard Wallace. As his “living setback in life, I can learn from it. our deputies we make a strong team. legacy” we intend to play a full role in This is a very special school and it Hopefully I will be heading to university the celebrations of his philanthropy has been my privilege to serve as to study Dentistry and I couldn’t ask and infl uence. Head Boy. for a better preparation than I have experienced here in Wallace.

PAGE 5 COMMITMENT

Wallace is a family where We are delighted by the Our system of pastoral care is young people are at the demonstrable success of our focused on promoting the personal induction process for Year 8 and social development of our heart of everything we students providing a blend of pupils whilst ensuring they feel do. Our commitment pastoral support, adventure happy, valued and safe. Ultimately, to families and pupils activities and team building. We we aim to foster positive attitudes actively encourage all Year 8 to learning and are committed to a is shown through our students to become involved in process of constant self-evaluation pastoral care. Families extra-curricular activities as such in our determination to make our appreciate the warmth participation is well-documented goals realities. of relationships between as central to a student’s personal growth. Year 13 students, who are teachers, pupils and new to Wallace, are also provided parents. with personal support to ensure a happy integration into the school’s daily life.

PAGE 6 Instilling a Sense of Belonging

Just as the staff and governors of We value open discussion and Wallace demonstrate a commitment welcome the insights our students to the welfare and progress of and parents offer. Genuine our young people, we expect discussion and participation in pupils and parents to engage decision making are fostered actively in all aspects of school life. through Year Councils and the Like any family, we have diverse Executive Council. Facilitated by personalities, shared bonds, rights Assistant Heads of Year at Year and responsibilities. We believe this level, and by the Vice-Principal at mutual respect and shared vision of Executive level, pupils are given the what school life entails is pivotal to opportunity to infl uence policy our success. and practice.

“The Leadership Team promotes a clear sense of identity and purpose; consequently there is a great sense of pride and loyalty to what the school stands for: Commitment, Opportunity, Respect and Excellence.”

(POST PRIMARY INSPECTION OF WALLACE 2015)

PAGE 7 COMMITMENT

An Investment in High Quality Coaching

The school relies heavily upon the the value added to our pupils’ “There is an enthusiasm, skill and expertise experience and expertise by the excellent range of of our own members of staff, outstanding local clubs. The many of whom coach teams to excellence of their facilities and the extra-curricular great success at both school and contribution of their coaches to the activities, many of club level. We complement this success of all the local schools in which develop the provision by providing our pupils Badminton, Swimming and Judo pupils’ interpersonal, with the opportunity to learn from cannot be underestimated and we highly respected coaches who appreciate the worth of such links. social and technical have achieved excellence and Many of our senior players enjoy skills.” acclaim in their chosen sporting club level activities to complement (POST PRIMARY INSPECTION OF arena. We acknowledge with their school participation enriching WALLACE 2015) sincere respect and gratitude their fi tness, skills and experience.

PAGE 8 A Commitment to Competition

As a school community, we junior girls reached the fi nal of the believe that participation in sport is Junior Schools’ Cup. In hockey, the invaluable as healthy competition senior girls were the Ulster Shield fosters character traits which will Winners, the senior boys were stand our students in good stead fi nalists in the McCullough Cup in later life. We are immensely and the Burney Cup Plate winners proud of the numbers of teams whilst the 1st XV were the Danske we can fi eld each week in rugby, Bank Subsidiary Shield Winners. boys’ hockey and girls’ hockey In Badminton our senior and junior and we also enter the major girls excelled. The seniors won their schools’ competitions in athletics, division and were All Ireland League “Setting aspirational badminton, cricket, golf, judo, Runners-Up and the junior girls goals and learning netball, show-jumping, swimming were Division 1 Runners-Up and how to overcome and tennis. In 2016, we reached Cup winners. Wallace also reached obstacles along the the Medallion fi nal for a second the fi nal of the Ulster Schools’ successive year and in hockey our competition in boys’ cricket. way, builds resilience and I am proud of our target-setting culture.”

(MRS DEBORAH O’HARE, PRINCIPAL)

PAGE 9 COMMITMENT

Developing our Sporting Facilities

The Governors and Trustees Club. A further development of the delighted by the interest already of Wallace have a long and facility is the PTA “cabin” on site shown by external sporting bodies in courageous tradition of substantial which provides a fi xed base for the accessing the facilities. commitment to, and investment in, weekly (and much appreciated!) our sports facilities and provision. sales of hot drinks and biscuits. As a school, we are immensely proud of the levels of success Our school hockey experience has The school was immensely fortunate of our teams in a wide range of been enriched by our now legendary to benefi t from inclusion in the competitions and are confi dent that “smurf turf”. The astro turf hockey School Enhancement Programme. the new suite will encourage even pitch, which was offi cially opened by An ambitious building project of £3.2 greater levels of enthusiasm and Dame Mary Peters, was modelled million will bring dramatic changes community engagement. on the facilities of the London to our school landscape. Our Olympics of 2012 and has provided sports facilities will be signifi cantly us with a top-class facility which enhanced by our new 200m2 is also very popular with the wider Strength and Conditioning Suite community. which will be unequalled in any school in Northern Ireland. We are delighted to have hosted some inter-provincial events and We are grateful for the invaluable to have facilitated coaching events advice and support of Ulster Rugby under the auspices of the Rotary in designing the suite and are

PAGE 10 Sporting Excellence 2015-16

Athletics Hockey (Boys) Soccer Tom Baird Matthew Nelson Ulster and Irish U18 Thomas Roscoe NI U17 Squad District Senior Boys 800m Champion, Scott McCabe Ulster and Irish U18 Ulster Championships Bronze Medallist and Andrew O’Hare Ulster and Irish U18 Swimming All-Ireland Qualifi er Jordan Taggart Ulster U18 Swim Ulster Schools Cup Jonny Whan William Carey Ulster U18 District and Ulster Senior Boys 1500m Ruth Russell Senior Girls 100m Champion and All-Ireland Qualifi er Patrick Hunter Ulster and Irish U16 Freestyle and Butterfl y Bronze Medallist Rebecca Wallace Ulster U17 1500m Ben Nelson Ulster U16 Rachel Bethel, Lauren Walker, Leah Bethel, Hannah McMath Hockey (Girls) Intermediate Girls 4x50m Medley Relay Badminton (Boys) Team Champions Thomas Cherry Ulster U15 Jane Kilpatrick Ulster U18 Rachel Houston Ulster and Irish U16 Ulster Grammar Schools Oliver Patterson Ulster U15 Anouk Morwood Ulster U16 Ruth Russell Senior Girls 50m Badminton (Girls) Freestyle and Butterfl y Gold Medallist Irish Dancing Beth Stephenson Ulster and Irish U17 Other Achievements Anna Whyte Ulster U16 World Irish Sarah Cherry Ulster U15 Rachel Bethel World Junior Dancing Championships Championships Singapore, Junior Commonwealth Games Samoa. 2015 Cricket (Boys) Netball Lisburn and Castlereagh Junior Sports Jonny Waite NCU and Irish U17 Personality of the Year. Irish Open 200m Harriet Matchett NI U21 Squad Freestyle Champion. Irish Age Group Cricket (Girls) 100m, 200m,400m, 800m Champion Pentathlon Alex Haskins Ulster Squad Jane Kilpatrick NCU U17 Charlotte Slater Irish U21 Squad Charlotte Slater NCU U17 Trampolining Rugby Anna Boe Runner Up NI Schools Fencing Jonny Stewart Ulster Schools U18 Regional Final. Charlotte Slater NI Champion Epée Captain and Irish Schools Ben Finlay Ulster Schools U18

PAGE 11 OPPORTUNITY

Wallace has acquired a Our excellence in this fi eld led to an partner schools with the fi nal visit invitation to participate in a highly being to Belgium in mid 2018. worldwide reputation for prestigious Erasmus+ project. The its innovative approach initial trans-national meeting was The EU is committing £12 billion to to the use of ICT and in held in October 2016 when we the Erasmus+ programme between particular the use of the were delighted to host our partner 2014 and 2020 which deals with schools: Athénée Léonie de Waha education, training, youth and sport. iPad. We are fl attered (Belgium) which is the lead school Given the implications of Brexit, we that our model is being for the project, the Fundación Zalima are fortunate to have gained this constantly imitated and College in Córdoba (Spain) and the opportunity as our young people will Institut Vall de Llemena in Cataluña have almost all their costs for the that we are frequently (Spain). The project which will trip covered by the project. They will invited to speak about and extend over a two-year period will attend classes with their European advise upon the impact of seek to answer a question: How can peers, collaborate on a shared new technologies improve language project and experience a “home ICT in education. learning, motivation and autonomy? stay” in the different regions. Pupils Each school will visit its three will be considered for selection for

PAGE 12 the various trips on the basis of “Having been involved published criteria. As our partner in the past in a very schools vary in nature different groups will be chosen for each trip successful Comenius thus providing opportunities at all Project, I am aware that Key Stages. for the pupils selected this will be one of the The project is being led in Wallace by Senior Teacher, greatest highlights of Miss Pam Brown. their time at Wallace.”

(MISS PAM BROWN)

PAGE 13 OPPORTUNITY

Young Enterprise

Entrepreneurial skill is widely sought In the current Year 13 scheme, A Belief in Service in the wider community and has we have six companies: Buddy’s long been promoted and warmly Books, Picture Perfect, Belina, Conscious that we enjoy privileges celebrated in Wallace. The school Steph n’ Stitch, Little Chefs and and opportunities that others is a Centre of Excellence for Young Staple Stationery. do not share, we aim to instil in Enterprise and our Link Teacher, pupils a true understanding of Ms Karen Neill, has guided our We also give pupils the opportunity our founder’s inspirational moral students to remarkable levels of to sit the OCR Certifi cate in legacy by stressing the importance success in the competition. Enterprise, a level 3 qualifi cation. of serving others. The work of the Rotary Interact group, overseen The Young Enterprise Company Is it cut-throat like an episode of The by Mrs Weir and Mrs Dumigan Programme gives students in Year Apprentice? We are delighted that has fl ourished since its founding 13 the opportunity to set up and some of our companies voluntarily several years ago. Through a range run a business. Students have the offered a substantial percentage of of charitable activities, the group opportunity to learn about the roles their profi ts to charity. That’s what has raised substantial funds for and responsibilities which exist we call ethical entrepreneurship! diverse charities and the skills of within businesses and the whole the “face painting team” ensure that experience is invaluable providing our school colours adorn the faces outstanding opportunities for of pupils at sporting fi xtures to both creative and collaborative thinking attractive and intimidatory effect! coupled with administrative skills.

PAGE 14 Opportunities for All fostering a sense of integration, as all pupils are involved in a target Pupils bring to school individual setting process thus enabling pupils experiences, histories, interests to set their own goals. Heads of and strengths which impact on Department are expected to provide their learning. In planning to meet departmental policies on SEN pupils providing opportunity within a these diverse needs, the school will and to liaise with Heads of Year in supportive environment for all pupils encourage all pupils to appreciate modifying provision for individual to achieve personal standards of and respect difference in others, pupils. Heads of Year, in excellence. arising from whatever source. We co-operation with the SENCo, are committed to helping pupils provide detailed information and overcome barriers to learning and guidance regarding individual pupils. “By year 14, pupils assessment thus providing each are well-rounded pupil with the opportunity to fulfi l The school makes full use of individuals who can his or her potential. Excellence is the support services offered by our aim and we strive to provide the Education Authority (EA) manage their learning high quality staff development and external agencies, where and are well prepared programmes building teachers’ appropriate. At all times, we strive to for the next stage of knowledge of Special Educational maintain the dignity of the pupil and their education and life.” Needs (SEN). to work in co-operation with his or her parents. We believe our caring (POST PRIMARY INSPECTION OF WALLACE 2015) Our model is an inclusive one, ethos encourages empathy in our

PAGE 15 OPPORTUNITY

Gifted and Talented

As a selective school, we provide opportunities for academic Hector Epanomeritakis, won a place acknowledge that within our school excellence and development of at Clare College, Cambridge to family are those whose abilities leadership skills and we are study Medicine. are such that they need additional constantly reviewing and developing enrichment opportunities. our provision at all levels within Conscious of the impact of the school. A signifi cant number inspirational example, we organise Gifted and Talented pupils are of Year 13 pupils each year attend regular visits from past pupils recognised as a group within courses run by Villiers Park and involved in a wide variety of careers. Special Educational Needs (SEN) the Sutton Trust whilst others visit Our most popular visitor seems to and our commitment to them is summer schools at Russell Group be Eddie Thompson who now works shown by our provision of a Gifted Universities. We are encouraging in the McLaren supercar division and Talented Co-ordinator, Mr Neal senior students to access the rich where he has been joined by another McKnight, who works in close variety of online free courses offered Wallace former pupil, Andrew co-operation with fellow Senior by leading universities and, at GCSE LaMarche. Eddie parks a supercar Teacher/SENCo Miss Heather level, some pupils are offered the at the front of Wallace where it Gracey and Heads of Department. opportunity to sit additional GCSE provides photo opportunities and subjects when this can be facilitated. fosters dreams! Enrichment activities, both inside In August 2016, Wallace student, and outside of the classroom,

PAGE 16 Building for our students’ Conditioning Suite and there will be existing school facilities, inspected futures refurbishment and reconfi guration the plans and the preliminary site of the vacant classrooms in the works and cut a sod close to The school is currently in the fi rst original building ensuring the the extension to the Technology phase of our School Enhancement end of our mobile village. Other Department. He also demonstrated Programme. We are thrilled to works include a link between the a boyish enthusiasm for the large be the recipients of a £3.2 million Preparatory Department and the diggers on site! project which will bring dramatic main school building. We were but complementary changes to our delighted to welcome the Minister “Ongoing investment school landscape issuing in a new for Education, Mr Peter Weir, who in our schools’ estate era for specialised facilities. At the was accompanied by Anne Conalty heart of the project is a purpose from the Department of Education’s is essential if we are to built block which will be situated Investment and Infrastructure continue to provide a close to the Modern Languages Directorate. The Minister and his high quality education.” Department. It will house Art, party had the opportunity to meet Moving Image Arts (MIA) and Home with the project architect, Dominic (MR PETER WEIR, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, FOLLOWING HIS VISIT Economics. There will also be a Carson, Mrs Sandra McCabe, Chair TO WALLACE). substantial enhancement of our of the Wallace Board of Governors Technology Department. Our sports and Mr George McComish, Trustee facilities will benefi t from a “state- and Chair of the SEP governance of-the-art” 200m2 Strength and team. Mr Weir enjoyed a tour of the

PAGE 17 RESPECT

Ethos and History

Founded in 1880, by our We take pride in our excellent Our motto is “Esperance” which reputation, caring ethos and friendly is from the Wallace family’s Coat benefactor, Sir Richard atmosphere. Sir Richard, a generous of Arms and means “Hope”. This Wallace, the Wallace High wealthy landowner and Member sentiment is at the core of our School is a selective, of Parliament for Lisburn, had a belief that as a school family, we co-educational, non- visionary belief in education. have a responsibility to nurture and develop the talents of each denominational grammar In 1900, a Board of Trustees took individual to fruition. school. over the development of what was a growing school. It was in 1942 There is no typical Wallace High that our school was renamed “The School pupil. We aim to develop Wallace High School” in recognition individuals confi dent in their own of the pivotal role Sir Richard had values, with a clear sense of what played in our establishment. We is important to them, a respect for want our pupils to cherish the the opinions of others coupled with richness of our school’s past and a realisation of their important role in to emulate our founder’s vision and the local and global community. spirit of generosity.

PAGE 18 Our school family is encouraged to herself the legacy of Sir Richard take pride in the history of Lisburn within the city. She has shared and of our school. The infl uence with the school a newly-found item, of our benefactor is central to a polka written for Lady Wallace our culture and identity. As the published in 1872. bicentennial approaches we are delighted to be involved in the Current and distinguished former planning for the celebration and pupils will participate in a concert commemoration of this event and expected to be held at the Wallace have welcomed two of the curators Collection in London in 2018. from the Wallace collection in London to the school in the last year.

Suzanne Higgott, Curator of Glass, Limoges Painted Enamels and Earthenwares, paid an extended visit to Lisburn in June and saw for

PAGE 19 RESPECT

The Importance of Self-Respect

Our approach is one of positive benefi t from the support of the ASD “Wallace is a wonderful behaviour management as we Advisory Service. In recent years place to learn and seek to instil in all our students we have built productive the importance of respecting relationships with external bodies develop. I am proud of themselves, others and the good such as the Cedar Foundation and our young people and all name of Wallace. It is recognised, the YMCA and are grateful for their they achieve.” however, that for many young people expertise in supporting students and in today’s society, life can be diffi cult their families. (MRS DEBORAH O’HARE, PRINCIPAL) to navigate. To this end, our School Counsellors and School Nurses Our Senior Prefects help to provide provide a supportive layer to our an overview of life in our community, system of Pastoral Care. its opportunities and challenges by meeting on a weekly basis with the We are also indebted to a number Principal. They discuss and raise of specialist staff from the Education issues, help inform whole school Authority (South Eastern region) decision making and strengthen the who support pupils with visual/ partnership between the pupil and hearing impairments. We also staff bodies.

PAGE 20 Mentoring “The pupils have excellent dispositions Mentoring is a contribution a pupil can make to the life of the school. to learning and Sixth formers may be assigned to engage purposefully a class set or to an individual pupil in lessons.” either at Key Stage 3 or GCSE (POST-PRIMARY INSPECTION OF level. This year, we are also piloting WALLACE 2015) a scheme assigning staff mentors to students in Year 12. We believe that our family atmosphere is strengthened by these pupil-to-pupil and staff-to-pupil bonds.

PAGE 21 EXCELLENCE

In 2016, the school 92% of grades were at A* to C, 33 In a year group of 175 students Year 14 students gained 3 or more 54.5% of grades were at A*- A and achieved its best ever A*/A grades and 14% of all grades 81.9% A*- B. A level and AS results awarded to Wallace students were positioning itself as A*. The percentage of students We are committed to ensuring the highest achieving gaining three or more A* to C that our young people are happy, grades climbed to 84% and our 10 successful and reach their potential. voluntary grammar strong Senior Prefect Team covered To nurture the talent of each school in Lisburn and themselves in glory attaining an individual, we seek to provide a Castlereagh. amazing 16 A*/13 A/4 B grades. broad and balanced curriculum which embraces the needs, At GCSE level, students excelled aptitudes and interests of our pupils as 10 students had a minimum of and prepares them for higher 10 A* grades and Matthew Allen education and lifelong learning. was the top student in Lisburn and We refuse to be complacent about Castlereagh with a brilliant 12 A* our previous successes and each grades. Ale Thompson achieved a year the Board of Governors, in remarkable 14 GCSE grades (7 at consultation with the teaching staff, A*, 7 at A). set realistic but stretching targets for standards at GCSE, AS and A2

PAGE 22 levels. The Leadership Team hold a A signifi cant number of staff series of meetings with each Head members have currently volunteered of Department and Head of Year for action groups centred upon to evaluate achievements and set SEN, CEIAG and Target Setting. goals. Strategies and approaches Our Middle Management Training to support the attainment of these programme was highly successful targets are carefully set out in the and several staff members have School Development Plan and just completed external Post- Departmental Development Plans. Graduate qualifi cations. The school We are fully committed to providing is constantly reviewing its curriculum the highest quality educational and enrichment programmes to experience to our pupils. Our most ensure that Wallace remains at the recent staff development day was forefront of educational achievement partially devoted to discussion and in Northern Ireland. analysis of how we can best use the wide range of data available to us on a pupil’s academic history.

PAGE 23 EXCELLENCE

ICT – Creating the Future

Wallace is committed to sharing a The school’s iPad model, the largest pioneered the new CCEA A Level in vision of ICT as a tool for effi ciency, in the United Kingdom, provides Software Systems Development. In empowerment and enrichment. The seamless transition between the 2016, 50% of grades were at A*- A school’s CORE values are actively school day and work at home. and 100% A*- B. We are delighted embodied in our pioneering ICT The iPad facilitates learning styles; to be the host school for province- strategy and provision, the latter multisensory learning and revision wide training on offer from local so innovative that it has inspired a are made possible by fi lming of specialists and are continuing to major research project, headlined a practicals and demonstrations. forge invaluable links with local ICT conference and generated a model Teachers produce textbooks with the companies who offer A2 leavers the for imitation. Our partner schools iBook application which can be fi ne- opportunity to work in the industry for the Erasmus+ project declared tuned to the needs of individuals. and study for their degree at the themselves “speechless” at the same time with their “Learn as you sophistication of our systems and At a curricular level, Wallace is Earn” degree programmes. our ICT technicians are starring on forging new pathways in Computing the eTwinning website! and ICT. Mindful of the demands The school has a rich social media of twenty-fi rst century life, we offer presence. A Facebook page is pupils a wide range of opportunities accessible to former pupils and to develop knowledge and skills in parents and various Twitter accounts programming, application design communicate the latest school and computer-based engineering news. A live feed of sports matches simulations. The school has is always available for fans. The

PAGE 24 school’s website provides a Careers Education, Information, vibrant and informative insight into Advice and Guidance our daily life as a school family. We regard the all-embracing and We are keenly aware of the moral democratic nature of our ICT responsibility of guiding our young provision as a real triumph as the people towards future careers in youngest child in the Pre-Prep and an increasingly uncertain world. the Chairman of the Board benefi t Careers Education begins in KS3 equally from the school’s aim of ICT with the Employability strand of for all, which services needs and Learning for Life and Work and an SEN meet with a specialist enriches experience. assumes particular importance at member of the Careers Service transition points and progression in staff. Work experience is in Year E-Safety is taken very seriously and a pupil’s schooling. Prior to subject 13 and throughout the period of every pupil receives the full CEOP selection for GCSE, pupils have AS and A2 study, pupils have (Think You Know) training course careers interviews and attend a access to experienced external during Year 8. The school also has a Careers Workshop in the Lisburn specialists. The school also provides dedicated e-safety area on both the Area Learning Committee. In Year mock interviews for all Year 14 ICT platform and website. 12, prior to AS subject choices, students with additional specialised pupils attend a Careers Convention preparation for students applying for and benefi t from an interview with teacher training, dentistry, medicine the Careers Service. Pupils with and Oxbridge.

PAGE 25 EXCELLENCE

Music

The Wallace High School Music The generous funding of the Hadden Capella Department offers instrumental and Bursaries by Mrs Celia Gourley Capella is our highly acclaimed voice tuition in the following areas: enables us to offer additional senior choir, made up of Music provision to students. Honours students, Sixth Formers • Upper Strings: Violin and Viola and younger pupils of exceptional • Lower Strings: Cello and The Music Department has two promise. The choir has performed Double Bass specialist teachers: Mr David far and wide singing in such • Woodwind: Flute, Clarinet Falconer (Head of Music) and Miss diverse locations as the New York and Saxophone Chelsea Pascoe. The Department underground, Notre Dame and • Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, is also fortunate in gaining from the Wallace Collection in London. French Horn and Tuba, (Brass the enthusiasm and expertise of Several former choristers are now Band included) Mr Steven Alexander (Head of studying Music at university or • Percussion: Drum Kit and Mathematics) and Mrs Wendy singing professionally and we are Orchestral Percussion Davison (Physics) who are both delighted to welcome them home • Guitar: Classical and Electric, classically trained instrumentalists. at our annual Carol Concert to join Electric Bass with our choirs. A particular feature • Voice: Soprano to Bass of Capella is the strength of its male • Piano: Jazz Piano, Classical sections and male-only pieces have Piano, Organ become a tradition within our choral work.

PAGE 26 Cantabile Department include the formation of Our Junior Choir is directed by a Junior Chamber Choir and links Mrs Davison and Mr Alexander. with a local special school. The Immensely popular with students, Department has been generously the choir’s performance is gifted very substantial additional characterised by a discipline beyond funds by Mrs Celia Gourley. It is Mrs Celia Gourley the pupils’ years which is refl ected in anticipated that the bulk of the their repertoire. funds will be spent on purchasing new instruments and materials to will be remembered at a recital in Miss Pascoe has responsibility for support our collaboration with our school at the fi rst anniversary of the Orchestra and is supported local schools and, in particular, his death. by the instrumental tutors. Pupils our two local special schools. We have the opportunity to play in were also immensely honoured The quality of our choral work is various groups and enjoy building to be benefi ciaries of the Will of widely admired and the pupils are friendships whilst enhancing their the late Mr Theo Saunders who asked on a regular basis to sing in skills. The Music Department had acted as a music tutor and a wide range of prestigious venues plays an invaluable role in fostering accompanist to Capella and the such as St George’s Church, confi dence through creativity and Honours Choir. Theo left the Belfast and the Waterfront Hall. much intuitive mentoring occurs school a grand piano, a pipe Just prior to Christmas, the seniors through shared skills and interests. organ, chairs from his recital room recorded for Radio Ulster and have and his vast library of books and been invited to lead a morning Recent developments in the Music musical scores. His generosity service for BBC NI.

PAGE 27 EXCELLENCE

An International Bond

The school’s commitment to the a graduate. Asha means “hope” arts and crafts activities, played charity Asha was refl ected in our in Hindi and the link to our school games, sang songs and danced a second trip to India in October motto “Esperance” which also lot (albeit with varying degrees of 2016. The pupils and staff worked means hope is not lost on our school gracefulness!) They also decorated tirelessly to prepare for the trip and community. The Asha charity seeks the bare walls of the centre as just under £15,000 (excluding Gift to bring hope to those living in abject ironically Asha was not displaying its Aid) was raised by team members, poverty and for the Wallace students own logo! their friends and families, their faith and teachers their fi rst glimpses communities and the school family. of the slums were both emotional The Wallace team also had the and shocking as they witnessed opportunity to see some of the The team travelled to Delhi on 26th a scrapyard with piles of debris legendary tourist attractions October and returned on Saturday reaching almost eight feet. Within including the iconic Taj Mahal and 5th November. The pupils were the Asha centre, the team members the Akshardham Temple with its accompanied by staff members: witnessed the triumph of hope in stunning architecture across a Mrs Victoria Thampi, Miss Barbara the provision of a medical room, hundred acres of land. The most McKee, Mr Steven Alexander and classroom and an unobstructed memorable aspects of the trip Mr Steven Yamin-Ali. Mr Alexander recreational area. The children in the were not these wonders but rather had travelled to India when he was a centre were thrilled to receive gifts the realisation that, in the midst of sixth-former at Ballymena Academy donated by the students and staff of grinding poverty, people can be truly and was thrilled to meet up with one Wallace and the Wallace students grateful for the little they have. of his former “students” who is now taught English lessons, organised

PAGE 28 “Despite meeting Mawhini’s family of fi ve who all share one bed, witnessing teenagers washing themselves in the lane and hearing about Anita’s family, we were very humbled by the cleanliness of their homes. This inspiring community is so close and the smiles we received were incredibly encouraging... it reminded us everyone smiles in the same language.”

(JONNY AND ALICE)

“We were immensely grateful for the generosity of the Wallace pupils and staff as we prepared to go to India. It was genuinely overwhelming.”

(MRS VICTORIA THAMPI, TEAM LEADER)

PAGE 29 Mrs Jill Lockhart

EXCELLENCE

The Spirit of Generosity

The phrase “a spirit of generosity” volunteered to “lop her locks” in in-laws by participating in the which was used to describe support of Mrs Lockhart and another sponsored walk organised by the our founder, the distinguished close personal friend. The initial Friends of the Cancer Centre. An philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace, target was set at £1,000 but was astonishing total of £8,815 was is central to our school’s ethos and more than tripled with £3,027.60 the presented to the charity by Dr Terris was indeed highlighted in our ETI total on the ‘great day’ and eventually and Jill’s husband Jonny and the inspection report of 2015: rising to £3,350. Mrs Elliott donated school has continued to support her hair to The Little Princess Trust ovarian cancer research through its “...there is particular satisfaction which makes wigs for children with regular charity collections. Half of the with the pupils’ charitable and cancer and her new sophisticated proceeds for Christmas Pie 2016 philanthropic successes, which pay look was much admired. were also donated to the cause. fi tting tribute to the founder of the school, Sir Richard Wallace, and Following Jill’s death, her close The school will continue to support the sustainability of his legacy.” friend and colleague in the Biology research charities working in the Department, Dr Susan Terris set up a fi elds of both pancreatic and ovarian During 2015/16, the school grieved Just Giving Page in aid of the Friends cancer in memory of our former the loss of a much-loved teacher, of the Cancer Centre in recognition Senior Teacher, Mr Bill Wilson and Mrs Jill Lockhart, who died of ovarian of the outstanding care and support of Jill. cancer. During Jill’s illness, the school Jill had received. Over 40 staff facilitated an event in aid of Macmillan members, a baby in a pram and a Cancer Care when Mathematics four-legged furry friend supported teacher, Mrs Charis Elliott, bravely Jill’s husband, son, parents and

PAGE 30 Charity

In 2015/16 the school raised an during the school year of 2014/15, donations to the Lisburn food bank. astonishing £11,005 for the Cancer she was part of the team abseiling The Rotary Interact group also play Fund for Children and were the Belfast’s iconic Europa Hotel which an invaluable role within school and winners of the trophy for the top fund- she described as “a highlight of my support a local and an international raising school in Northern Ireland. brilliant time at Wallace.” charity each year. Our relationship with the charity is long-standing and 2015/16 was During the school year of 2015-16 2016-17 looks likely to be another poignant as the classmates of the late (and excluding the donation to the exceptional year as the Asha team Briagh Hull were our Year 14 school Friends of the Cancer Centre), have donated just under £15,000 leavers. Ever faithful to Briagh’s Wallace raised just short of £23,000 to the charity’s work. To date, we memory, the group organised a coffee for charity and contributed to a wide have contributed to ovarian cancer, morning during their last week of range of causes. In addition to the pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, the school with a donation of £800 to the causes listed in the Annual Report, Wings Appeal, the British Legion’s charity. We were especially proud pupils also participated in a range of Poppy Appeal and Tiny Life the that Deputy Head Girl, Clare Hanna charitable acts (# Acts of Kindness) charity for premature babies. Tiny Life was the winner of a Diana Award which included: Christmas hampers is the chosen charity of the current which is “awarded to courageous, for The Women’s Refuge, Lisburn, Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh, caring, compassionate young people, sponsorship of three children in the Councillor Brian Bloomfi eld MBE, transforming the lives of others” in third world through SU, donations to who is a former Vice-Principal of recognition of her work in aid of the the Marie Curie shop in Lisburn, staff Wallace. We are delighted to support fund. On her 16th birthday, Clare donations to pamper hampers for The him in his promotion of this cause. completed a skydive for the fund and Women’s Refuge, Lisburn and staff

PAGE 31 PUPILS

Empowering Pupils The pupil voice is valued School Council front, support the work of the school at Wallace. We believe Our School Council is an important at events and are ambassadors and introduction to the workings of role models. that providing roles of democracy. Each class set selects responsibility for our young two representatives who sit on Sports Captains people in our community a Year Council, chaired by the These young people are the leading Assistant Head of Year. Each of members of their team. They instil helps their confi dence, these councils elects two of its in their teammates a sense of pride, develops skills for future members to the Executive Council, purpose and expectation and they life and engenders a spirit chaired by the Vice-Principal demonstrate an appetite to win. (Pastoral). We believe these formal Importantly, they serve also as of loyalty to this school. procedures give our students an powerful role models for younger or invaluable insight into the factors aspiring sportsmen and women. which infl uence decision making at a whole school level. Mock Elections Always keen to prepare our pupils Prefects for adult life, we hold mock elections Our team of prefects, led by the to run simultaneously with US, UK Senior Prefect Team, form the key and NI elections. layer of communication between staff and pupils. They lead from the

PAGE 32 House Captains The Charity Committee These young people lead the work The work of this group is overseen of the six Houses in co-operation by Senior Teacher, Miss Heather with Miss Alana Frey and Mr David Gracey, and is currently made up Simpson. The House system seeks of 6 Year 14 students. A signifi cant to support pupils in a complementary number of Year 13 students have fashion to that of the Year Group applied to join the committee and System as our Houses engender are helping with activities. A new a sense of belonging and healthy committee will be selected from competition. In contrast to most of their ranks. Yet more students are the school’s activities and systems, responsible for the weekly charity they actively promote intra-year collection. During this year, we hope relationships creating a more to introduce “Charity Champions” in cohesive school family. the junior school. These pupils will consult with their peers and help promote activities within the year group. The spirit of our founder lives on in our passionate endeavours to help and serve those less fortunate than ourselves.

PAGE 33 PUPILS

Presidents and Board Members Building Citizenship through community service and the visits by of Clubs and Societies Rotary Club pupils to local residential and nursing Many of our clubs and societies The example of our founder and homes have been greatly valued. are led by pupils and facilitated his inspirational legacy both at Rotary is concerned with both by teachers. Pupils create their home and overseas fi nds an echo domestic and international charities own Councils or Boards to plan, in the Rotary motto of “Service thus reminding its members they are implement and review the work of Above Self”. Originally formed active citizens of a global family. their organisation. in school in 2012 as the Rotary Interact Group, our growth has STEM Ambassadors and ICT From Year 8 to Year 14, our pupils exceeded our own expectations. Leaders organise numerous events with Rotary provides an opportunity A group of Year 13 students have great pride and to great effect. for young people to lead a team, been selected for an ambassadorial Pupil leadership, we believe, builds develop skills of administration, role promoting STEM subjects in capacity in our young people, builds creativity and collaboration whilst local primary schools. The students resilience and prepares them to be simultaneously contributing to teach lessons to the pupils which successful, happy adults. a community. Fundraising is a deal with a number of key concepts. key element of the work which Our ICT Leaders participate in develops entrepreneurial fl air. The school events and meet with visitors group has shown impressive profi t who are interested in the use of iPad margins on its commercial ventures! technology in schools. Equally important is the tradition of

PAGE 34 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme Mr Neil Armstrong, Head of History and Politics, is responsible for the administration of the scheme within school whilst expeditionary work is supported by Outdoor Concepts. Large numbers of pupils are involved in the scheme at all levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Training walks take place in the traditional setting of the Mournes and the Gold groups complete their expeditions in the beautiful setting of the Lake District. Rumour has it that insect repellent is a must for this location!

PAGE 35 CURRICULUM 2016-17

The Curriculum Policy Religious Studies GCSE Year Year Year The Religious Studies course is 8 9 10 is approved by the an introduction to Christian ethics Board of Governors exploring personal and family issues, English 5 4 6 and implemented and matters of life and death, care for the environment, equality, war and Maths 6 5 6 delivered by the Principal peace. Studying these themes French 4 and staff of the school. can enhance personal, social 4 4 and cultural development. It is an History 3 4 4 The policy is developed by the opportunity to refl ect on and develop Leadership Team in consultation values, opinions and attitudes. Pupils Geography 3 4 4 with the staff. The curriculum meets will study RS Short Course modules statutory requirements as identifi ed in Year 11 and the Full Course Art 2 2 2 by DENI. modules in Year 12. The GCSE Music 2 1 1 Pupils will sit the appropriate GCSE In order to meet current and examination at the end of both Year RE 2 2 1 anticipated statutory requirements, 11 and Year 12. Each examination together with meeting the needs and lasts 90 minutes. Technology 2 2 2 aspirations of the pupils, the school curriculum is reviewed annually and Twilight Study HE 2 2 2 proposed updates are brought to the Pupils may have the opportunity to LLW 2 1 1 Education Committee of the Board enrol on one of the “twilight” GCSE of Governors, and the full Board, in courses that run in conjunction with PE 1 1 1 turn for approval. other Lisburn schools and delivered by SERC, usually at their main Games 2 2 2 GCSE Curriculum Rationale campus in Castle Street. A number All pupils will follow the core of pupils in Year 11 this year are Drama 2 2 2 curriculum of English, English following twilight GCSE courses Reading for 1 1 1 Literature, Religious Studies (Short in Photography and Engineering. Pleasure Course) and Mathematics. Pupils They run one afternoon per week will select a number of additional throughout Years 11 and 12 and Physics 2 2 2 GCSEs from the options blocks as usually are timetabled from about indicated in the subject choice letter. 3.45 – 5.45pm. Chemistry 2 2 2

Further Mathematics GCSE Further details on which courses Biology 2 2 2 The top 70 candidates in the Year 10 (and numbers) will be available at Computer 1 1 1 summer Mathematics examination SERC will be confi rmed later in Programming will be offered the opportunity to the year. study GCSE Further Mathematics. German/ 3 3 This involves an extra single period Spanish of Mathematics in lieu of one period of non-exam PE.

PAGE 36 Middle School Curriculum (Year 11/12) English (7) Maths (6/7) RE (2) LLW (2) Games (2) PE (1/2) Groups (4) The top 70 pupils in the Summer Year 10 Mathematics examination are offered GCSE Further Mathematics.

Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Group VI A-Z Clubs Biology Art Biology Biology Art French and Societies Chemistry Bus Studies History Bus Studies Chemistry German Physics Home Econ Home Econ Chemistry French Spanish Art Club Geography ICT Geography Geography Book Club History Music ICT History Charity Committee Journalism PE Technology MIA Chess Club Choirs (Cantabile/Capella) Technology Physics Physics Chemistry Club A small number of places are available for GCSE Engineering and CoderDojo GCSE Photography through the Lisburn Area Learning Community. Debating Society Drama Society Duke of Edinburgh’s Sixth Form Curriculum Award Scheme (9 periods per subject) Pupils choose one subject per option block Guides Lego League A B C D Movie Club Biology Biology Art Bus Studies MUN Computing Economics Biology Chemistry Orchestra English Literature Electronics Chemistry Geography Public Speaking French Further Maths English Literature History Rotary Interact History Geography Music ICT Scouts ICT German Nutrition & Physics Scripture Union Mathematics Health & Social Care Food Science Spanish Technology Club Physical Education History Politics Young Enterprise Religious Studies Mathematics Technology A-Z Sports Moving Image Arts Travel and Tourism Athletics Badminton Cricket Other courses Cross-Country Equestrian 1 Enrichment Programme RE Golf Young Enterprise GCSE Astronomy Hockey Computer Programming Drone Programming Netball European Studies Sentinus (Computing) Rugby Health Nursing Home Work Experience Skiing Japanese Sentinus Team R&D (formerly the Squash Cooking Engineering Education Scheme) Swimming 2 Careers Tutorial Tennis

3 Games All information correct at time of going to press.

PAGE 37 ADMISSIONS

As the School is a voluntary grammar To Parents/Guardians naming The school, a mandatory capital fee of £140 per annum is currently charged. Wallace High School as a preference This is reduced to £70 for the third on your child’s Transfer Form. and subsequent children in a family. This money is used to help fi nance Entrance Test Results new school buildings and equipment. Parents are asked to make an Please ensure that you attach original “Notifi cation of Result” to additional voluntary contribution your child’s Transfer Form. This contains your child’s AQE score which stands at £50 per pupil to and candidate number. The Admissions Committee will be unable support whole school initiatives and to consider the application if either a photocopy is attached or the general upkeep of the buildings and information is omitted. The original document only will be acceptable. grounds. The school’s “Charges and Verifi cation of non-Academic Stage 2 criteria Remissions Policy” outlines optional extras of which parents may avail Please ensure that where reference is made to another child of the for their children. It can be found at family who is currently a pupil or an ex-pupil, his/her name should be www.wallacehigh.org. included on the Transfer Form with, if relevant, the current year group, class set or in the case of an ex-pupil, the year the pupil left. In respect of a reference to a parent who was a pupil of the School, the name of the parent at the time of attendance and the date he/she left the School Respective Functions must be included. This information will be accepted either on the transfer of the Board of Governors form or as a separate attachment. and Principal in relation to Admissions to Special Circumstances and/or Special Provision the School Selection of the intake for Year 8 If you are making a claim for your child to be considered under Special has been delegated by the Board Circumstances or Special Provision, please note that you are required to: of Governors to an Admissions Committee appointed by the Board (1) present all such information as you consider will assist the of Governors. Admissions Committee of the Board of Governors in determining if Special Circumstances/Special Provision apply; and (2) attach all such information to the Transfer Form. Admissions Criteria The School is a co-educational, non- Further details can be found in the Section “Special Circumstances denominational, Voluntary Grammar and Special Provision” see Appendix 1. School. The School’s enrolment number is 1,160 and its admissions number is 170. For transfer to Year 8, the Admissions Committee of the

PAGE 38 Board of Governors will consider, in Places will be allocated to all the the fi rst instance, those children who It should also be noted that applicants in the bands above the have taken the Common Entrance children resident in Northern band containing the 170th applicant. Assessment (CEA) provided by the Ireland at the time of their Association for Quality Education proposed admission must be (AQE) and who have been awarded admitted before any child not Stage 2 a mark in the form of a standardised so resident. The remaining places will be score. Information on this test is allocated from the applicants in available from the School or on the the band containing the 170th AQE website www.aqe.org.uk The process for admissions, should applicant by applying, in order, the School have more applicants than the criteria below: places available, is as below: It should be noted that the a) Children who are attending Admissions Committee of the Allocation of places by the Admissions the Preparatory Department of Board of Governors will not Committee of the Board of Governors the School. take into account the position will be made in two stages: of preference given, to the b) Children who have a child of the School, by the applicant on the family enrolled in the School on the transfer form. An application Stage 1 date of transfer. from a child who has placed The results of the CEA will be the School 2nd in order of reported as a standardised score out c) Children whose twin or triplet preference, and who has not of a maximum of 140. sibling(s) has/have already been been offered a place in the admitted to the School. school of fi rst choice, will be The standardised scores of all considered in the same way as applicants will be placed in rank order d) Children who have a child of the all fi rst preference applications and banded in ranges of a score of family who attended the School. to the School. 5. Higher scores will precede lower scores ie: e) Children who have a parent who was a pupil of the School. It is the responsibility of the parents 140 – 136 being the fi rst band of the child applying to ensure that all 135 – 131 the second band f) Children who are transferring from relevant information is made available 130 – 126 the third band primary schools from which the to the School. Applications for 125 – 121 the fourth band School has received pupils within Special Circumstances and Special 120 – 116 the fi fth band the last fi ve years (list on page Provisions will be considered fi rst 115 – 111 the sixth band 43) and who are the elder/eldest and equally with all applications. (see 110 – 106 the seventh band children in their respective families Appendix 1). 105 – 101 the eighth band or who are the fi rst in the family to and so on in ranges of a score of 5. transfer to a mainstream school

PAGE 39 ADMISSIONS

or who are the only child in Appendix 1 a mark equivalent to that which their family. Guidelines on the arrangements the child would have obtained for Special Circumstances and in the AQE CEA under normal g) Other children who are Special Provision. conditions can be awarded. transferring from primary schools from which the School has “Explanation of Special It is for parents to present all received pupils within the last fi ve Circumstances and Special such material as they consider years (see accompanying list). Provision” will assist the Admissions Committee of the Board of h) Children *entitled to free school The purpose of a claim for Governors in performing both meals at the time of application. Special Circumstances and/or parts of the consideration * “entitled to free school meals” Special Provision is so that a described above. It should be will mean children who are listed child can be assigned a score noted by parents that both parts on the Education Authority register equivalent to that which he or of the consideration referred to as entitled to free school meals at she would have obtained in involve an exercise in judgement the date on which their parent has the AQE CEA, under normal and not precise calculation. signed their post-primary Transfer conditions. Consideration of a Form or at any date up to and claim for Special Circumstances including 3rd May 2017. and/or Special Provision Special Circumstances consists of two parts. The fi rst The School has academic i) Random computer generated requires the consideration performance as its fi rst criterion, tie-breaker. The following random of whether there is, in the subject only to the consideration of selection process, as determined judgement of the Admissions medical or other problems which by the Board of Governors and Committee of the Board of may have affected performance in overseen by the Admissions Governors, suffi cient material to the CEA and which are supported by Committee, shall be applied permit a child to be considered documentary evidence of a medical to determine the remaining as having Special Circumstances or other appropriate nature. These applications to be accepted: or attracting Special Provision, “medical or other problems” are or both. If a child is permitted to commonly referred to as “Special - each application to be be considered as having Special Circumstances”. considered at this stage Circumstances or as attracting is allocated a random number Special Provision or both, the Please note, if a claim for electronically generated within second part of the consideration the consideration of Special Microsoft Excel; requires an educational Circumstances is made in respect - the applications are then ranked judgement to be made on the of matters for which Special Access in order of the random number totality of the material presented arrangements were granted for a with higher numbers having to the Admissions Committee of child, the Admissions Committee preference. the Board of Governors so that of the Board of Governors will

PAGE 40 take into account the fact that the append appropriate evidence. It then be considered with all child was granted Special Access should be noted that in all cases other children who have received arrangements for those matters. independent evidence will carry a CEA score and the admissions greater weight. criteria applied. Parents who wish to apply to the School under Special Circumstances must complete Educational Evidence Special Provision Form SC16 obtainable from the Objective documentary evidence Parents can apply for Special School or AQE, and attach it must be provided by the parents. Provision in respect of: with appropriate documentary This should include the score evidence to the Transfer Form, achieved in the CEA and, where they i) Children whose parents wish as detailed below. exist, the results for the child of any them to transfer from schools standardised test(s) conducted in outside Northern Ireland. Years 5, 6 and 7, and the results in Details of Medical or any end of year tests in English and ii) Children who have received more Other Problems Mathematics in Years 5 and 6. than half their primary education Where it is claimed that a child’s outside Northern Ireland. performance in the CEA has been It would be useful for the Admissions affected by a medical or other Committee of the Board of iii) Children, entered for the CEA, problem, it is the responsibility Governors to have additional who because of unforeseen and of the parents to set out in the comparative information from the serious medical or other problems Form SC16 precise details of the primary school. This should include were unable to participate in any problem and must append evidence the results (without names) for other of the assessments. to corroborate its existence. children in the child’s Year 7 class of any standardised tests conducted in Note: It is expected that all those Where the problem is a medical Years 5, 6 and 7, and the results in seeking admission should sit the one of short term duration, which any end of year tests in English and CEA, with the exception of those affected the child only at the Mathematics in Years 5 and 6. children who take up residence time of the CEA, the Admissions in Northern Ireland after Committee of the Board of The Admissions Committee September 2016. Governors will give greater weight of the Board of Governors will to evidence that the child was consider the application for Special examined by a medical practitioner Circumstances. Where Special in relation to the illness at the time Circumstances are accepted, the of the assessments. Admissions Committee of the Board of Governors will determine, on the Where the problem is of a non- basis of the information available, a medical nature, the parents should score for the child. Such children will

PAGE 41 ADMISSIONS

Parents who wish to apply to the Please note: educational evidence provided School under Special Provision It is recognised that some parents has been impacted by these should contact the School as soon may feel that their child’s case Special Circumstances. as possible. In addition, they should falls into more than one of the complete Form SC16, obtainable above categories. In this instance, It is therefore, in respect of an from the School or AQE (www.aqe. all evidence within the relevant application for both Special Provision org.uk), stating the precise reason categories should be appended to and Special Circumstances, the why they believe the child is eligible Form SC16. responsibility of the parents to for consideration under Special provide Educational Evidence (as Provision and provide appropriate If an application is accepted by the defi ned above under the heading independent documentary Admissions Committee as meeting Educational Evidence). evidence. A copy of SC16 and all the criteria for (1) Special Provision the documentary evidence should be and (2) Special Circumstances, it will The Admissions Committee of attached to the Transfer Form. be treated as follows: the Board of Governors will not adjust a mark solely on the basis of The Admissions Committee of the (1) Special Provision statements made but not supported Board of Governors will consider If the application meets one by evidence. the application for Special Provision. or more of the three criteria Where Special Provision is accepted, as set out at Special Provision The Information Commissioner’s the following procedure will apply: above, Educational Evidence (as website www.ico.gov.uk contains defi ned above under the heading guidance for parents with regard to • the Admissions Committee of the Educational Evidence) will be how to access information held by Board of Governors will consider considered. A CEA score will schools in relation to their child. any assessment information, then be assigned. including the child’s score in the It is the responsibility of the parents CEA, if completed; (2) Special Circumstances to attach the requested information to In respect of a further Form SC16. • the Admissions Committee of consideration of Special the Board of Governors will Circumstances as outlined determine, on the basis of all above, Special Circumstances available assessment information, must be contemporaneous to the an appropriate score for the child sitting the AQE CEA tests. child. The child will then be An additional consideration of considered with all other children the already assigned CEA score who have received a CEA score through Special Provision will and the admissions criteria not be considered unless there applied. is contemporaneous evidence, which shows that all the

PAGE 42 Duty to Verify The Admissions Committee of the Primary Schools from which the School Board of Governors reserves the has received pupils in the last fi ve years. right to require additional information • Academy • Knockmore or evidence, for example educational • Anahilt • Largymore information, to determine, support • Ballinderry • Lisburn Central or verify information on the Transfer • Ballycarrickmaddy • Lurgan Junior High Form. The provision of false or • Ballymacash • Maghaberry incorrect information or the failure • Ballynahinch • Maralin Village to provide information within the • Belvoir Park • McKinney (Dundrod) deadlines set by the School can • Ben Madigan Prep • Meadow Bridge result in the withdrawal of a place and • Bridge Integrated • Moira the inability to offer a place on the • Brownlee • Newtownards Model part of any school nominated on the • Carr • Oakwood applicant’s Transfer Form. • Carrickfergus Model • Pond Park • Craigmore Integrated • Portadown Integrated When considering which children • Crumlin • Riverdale should be selected for admission, the • Cumran • Rowandale Board of Governors will only take into • Donacloney • Seagoe account information which is detailed • Downshire • Seymour Hill on or attached to the Transfer Form. • Dromara • Spa Parents should therefore ensure • Dromore Central • St Aloysius’ that all information pertaining to their • Dunmurry • St Colman’s child and relevant to the School’s • Fairhill • St Joseph’s Admissions Criteria is stated on the • Finaghy • St. Patrick’s Transfer Form or attached to it. • Fort Hill • Stranmillis • Friends’ Prep • Tonagh • Harmony Hill • Victoria College Prep • Killowen • Wallace Prep • King’s Park • Waringstown

PAGE 43 ADMISSIONS

Waiting List Policy Applications and Admissions If a vacancy arises and is to be fi lled during Year 8, the next applicant Year Admissions No Total Applications Total Admissions on the original transfer list rank i.e. All Preferences order will be contacted. This list 2014 170 281 170 does not transfer automatically into 2015 170 294 170 applications for other year groups. 2016 170 293 170

For applications for a place in years In 2014, 2015 and 2016, the school was oversubscribed in the band other than Year 8, parents must containing candidates with AQE Scores 101-105 and the non-academic complete and return the Application Stage 2 criteria were applied. for Admission form, available on www.wallacehigh.org/about/ admissions-criteria/admissions- non-yr8/

The criteria used to establish a rank order of applications is published on www.wallacehigh.org/about/ admissions-criteria/admissions- non-yr8/

The school then writes annually to parents of those applicants to establish if the application is to be kept for a further year or removed.

Please refer to the school website for guidance on admission to Sixth Form.

PAGE 44 Transfer other than at Pupils from Other based on overall points score. Normal Time Schools – Admittance Those with a higher points score If a vacancy arises and is to be fi lled to Lower Sixth will be allocated a place before during Year 8, the next applicant Pupils who are entering the Sixth those with a lower points score, on the original transfer list rank Form from other schools must subject to places being available in order will be contacted. This list also obtain a minimum of fourteen their chosen subjects in which they does not transfer automatically into points. In addition, they must also meet the school’s published criteria. applications for other year groups. meet the other subject – specifi c criteria as specifi ed in the Sixth While every effort is made to allow For applications for a place in years Form Prospectus. pupils to follow their preferred other than Year 8, parents must subjects, this depends on timetable complete and return the Application The size of the Sixth Form intake and class size constraints. for Admission form, available on is determined by the Principal and www.wallacehigh.org/about/ other senior staff within the context admissions-criteria/admissions- of the school’s overall enrolment non-yr8/ number as set by The Department of Education. The number of The criteria used to establish a rank places available to pupils from order of applications is published other schools is dependent on the on www.wallacehigh.org/about/ number of “internal” pupils returning admissions-criteria/admissions- to the Sixth Form and places to non-yr8/ “external” pupils are normally awarded on a competitive basis, The school then writes annually to parents of those applicants to establish if the application is to be kept for a further year or removed.

PAGE 45 EXAMINATION RESULTS

A2 Results 2016 (% of Pupils achieving Grades)

SUBJECT BOARD TOTAL % % % % % % ENTERED A* A*-A A*-B A*-C A*-D A*-E ART NICCEA 8 0 38 75 100 100 100 BIOLOGY NICCEA 54 22 52 74 91 100 100 BUSINESS STUDIES NICCEA 18 0 28 78 94 100 100 CHEMISTRY OCR 29 21 52 76 90 100 100 ECONOMICS NICCEA 5 0 40 60 80 100 100 ENGLISH NICCEA 30 13 33 53 90 100 100 FRENCH NICCEA 9 22 67 100 100 100 100 FURTHER MATHEMATICS NICCEA 7 71 71 86 100 100 100 GEOGRAPHY NICCEA 28 4 25 75 93 100 100 GERMAN NICCEA 0 HE NICCEA 13 8 23 77 100 100 100 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NICCEA 14 7 36 86 100 100 100 HISTORY NICCEA 41 7 32 76 98 100 100 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NICCEA 20 10 20 50 80 100 100 MATHEMATICS NICCEA 49 29 57 82 98 100 100 MOVING IMAGE ARTS NICCEA 9 0 11 56 100 100 100 MUSIC NICCEA 4 25 75 75 75 100 100 PHYSICAL EDUCATION EDEXCEL 8 13 38 88 100 100 100 PHYSICS OCR 19 21 58 63 84 89 95 POLITICS EDEXCEL 15 7 20 73 87 100 100 RELIGIOUS STUDIES NICCEA 10 20 60 100 100 100 100 SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT NICCEA 12 17 50 100 100 100 100 SPANISH NICCEA 10 20 40 60 100 100 100 TECHNOLOGY AQA 12 0 25 58 83 100 100 TRAVEL AND TOURISM OCR 3 0 0 33 67 100 100

Summative Information % 2016 % Pupils A* 15 A2 Results 2016 achieving 2016 A* - A 41 A* - B 73 3 or more A* - C 93 A* – C 85 A* - D 99.9

PAGE 46 AS Results 2016 (% of Pupils achieving Grades)

SUBJECT BOARD TOTAL % % % % % ENTERED A A – B A – C A – D A – E ART CCEA 3 67 67 100 100 100 BIOLOGY CCEA 76 36 61 86 96 99 BUSINESS STUDIES CCEA 26 35 73 96 100 100 CHEMISTRY CCEA 43 42 60 77 93 95 ECONOMICS CCEA 2 100 100 100 100 100 ELECTRONICS CCEA 3 33 67 67 100 100 ENGLISH CCEA 40 38 80 100 100 100 FRENCH CCEA 13 38 85 100 100 100 GEOGRAPHY CCEA 39 23 51 87 97 100 GERMAN CCEA 10 30 80 100 100 100 HE CCEA 6 67 83 100 100 100 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CCEA 19 42 74 100 100 100 HISTORY CCEA 41 34 73 93 100 100 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CCEA 24 13 21 46 83 96 MATHEMATICS CCEA 67 51 73 85 96 97 MOVING IMAGE ARTS CCEA 11 18 100 100 100 100 MUSIC CCEA 7 43 71 100 100 100 PHYSICAL EDUCATION CCEA 15 40 73 80 100 100 PHYSICS CCEA 17 65 94 100 100 100 POLITICS CCEA 22 41 77 100 100 100 RELIGIOUS STUDIES CCEA 8 63 88 100 100 100 SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CCEA 10 40 80 90 100 100 SPANISH CCEA 15 13 53 93 100 100 TECHNOLOGY CCEA 17 0 18 65 100 100 TRAVEL AND TOURISM OCR 4 0 75 75 100 100

Summative Information % 2016 % Pupils A 36 AS Results 2016 achieving 2016 A – B 67 A – C 88 3 or more A – D 97 A – C 77

PAGE 47 EXAMINATION RESULTS

GCSE Results 2016 (% of Pupils achieving Grades)

SUBJECT EXAM TOTAL % % % % % % BOARD ENTERED A* A*-A A*-B A*-C < C < E ADDITIONAL MATHS NICCEA 77 43 81 94 99 1 0 ART AND DESIGN NICCEA 29 31 66 90 100 0 0 BIOLOGY NICCEA 146 24 57 90 99 1 0 BUSINESS STUDIES NICCEA 43 9 42 63 81 19 0 CHEMISTRY NICCEA 121 24 55 80 93 7 1 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY NICCEA 44 2 27 73 95 5 0 ENGINEERING NICCEA 6 0 50 83 83 17 0 ENGLISH LANGUAGE NICCEA 175 13 50 83 99 1 0 ENGLISH LITERATURE NICCEA 167 13 44 80 98 2 0 FRENCH NICCEA 46 48 67 83 93 7 0 GEOGRAPHY NICCEA 80 13 38 64 85 15 0 GERMAN NICCEA 48 29 48 73 90 10 0 HISTORY NICCEA 84 17 40 82 96 4 0 HOME ECONOMICS NICCEA 45 24 49 67 96 4 0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NICCEA 77 27 73 88 99 1 0 JOURNALISM NICCEA 28 21 71 89 96 4 0 LEARNING FOR LIFE AND WORK (LLW) NICCEA 10 0 0 10 60 40 0 MATHEMATICS NICCEA 175 42 71 87 98 2 0 MOVING IMAGE ARTS NICCEA 17 18 35 65 88 12 0 MUSIC NICCEA 9 33 100 100 100 0 0 PHYSICS NICCEA 80 30 68 99 100 0 0 PHYSICAL EDUCATION NICCEA 39 15 49 77 90 10 0 RELIGIOUS STUDIES NICCEA 123 24 54 87 96 4 0 RELIGIOUS STUDIES SHORT COURSE NICCEA 31 0 19 42 81 19 3 SPANISH NICCEA 74 24 42 72 92 8 0

% 2016 Summative Information % Pupils achieving 2016 A* 23 GCSE Results 2016 A* - A 54.5 5 or more A* – C 97.1 A* - B 81.9 7 or more A* – C 92.6 A* - C 95.4

PAGE 48 Additional Information 2015-2016

Male Female Total SEN Year 12 92 83 175 14 Year 13 71 83 154 13 Year 14 67 72 139 11

Number % Year 12 entered for 5+ GCSEs 175 100 incl. GCSE English and Maths Year 14 entered for 2+ A-Levels 175 100 Year 14 entered for 3+ A-Levels 175 100

MALE FEMALE TOTAL % WHS WHS WHS Year 12 achieving 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* – C 96 99 97 Year 12 achieving 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* – C (incl. GCSE English and Maths) 93 96 95 Year 12 FSML achieving 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* – C (incl. GCSE English and Maths) 86 100 91 Year 12 Leavers achieving 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* – C (incl. GCSE English and Maths) 87 90 88 Year 12 FSML Leavers achieving 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* – C (incl. GCSE English and Maths) 67 N/A 67

MALE FEMALE TOTAL % WHS WHS WHS Year 14 achieving 2 or more A-Levels at Grades A* – E (or equivalent) 100 100 100 Year 14 achieving 3 or more A-Levels at Grades A* – C (or equivalent) 75 93 85

PAGE 49 ENDURING BONDS: Aunt and Niece – Head Girls

Our Head Girl Emily Mrs MacDonnell’s children Peter Medicine and is now working as a Howard followed a family and Lisa attended Wallace and junior doctor. tradition as her Aunt and both graduated in the summer of 2016. Lisa achieved a First Class All the family members made a staff member Mrs Louise Honours degree and has now great contribution to hockey MacDonnell is a former begun a degree in Medicine; Peter at Wallace. Head Girl of Wallace. graduated from the Faculty of

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