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PROSPECTUS 2019 NEW BEGINNINGS COMMITMENT OPPORTUNITY RESPECT EXCELLENCE CONTENTS PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME 4 INSPECTION FINDINGS 6 A CULTURE OF KINDNESS 9 COMMITMENT 10 PUPIL LEADERSHIP 14 OPPORTUNITY 16 RESPECT 22 EXCELLENCE 28 CURRICULUM 38 ADMISSIONS 42 EXAMINATION RESULTS 48 WIDER WALLACE 50 GALLERY 51 REALISING AMBITIONS Many thanks to all who contributed photographs. 3 “We are proud to think of this school as ‘the living legacy’ of its inspirational, philanthropic founder.” 4 PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME “This prospectus is a record of, and a reflection on, the life of Wallace High School in the last calendar year. It presents what makes Wallace distinctive, special and loved. Our school family extends from our Pre-Prep to our past pupils and we believe that our school family provides an unsurpassed foundation for academic and personal growth. We think of this as The Wallace Way.” The academic year 2017-2018 was “A remarkable year a remarkable year for Wallace High for Wallace High School as the school commemorated the bicentennial of its founder’s School as the school birth with highly-acclaimed commemorated the musical performances in Lisburn bicentennial of its and London, consolidated the founder’s birth.’’ continuation of his vision with the completion of a School Enhancement strongly in the CCEA rankings with Project and celebrated continued 2 students, Anna Trimble and Holly outstanding academic success. Mackin, who had featured in the 2017 rankings as Year 11 students, For yet another year, the school appearing again in 2018! In Year 11, Scholarship to represent Northern achieved record A level results with Anna was placed 1st in GCSE Ireland at a conference in Strasbourg. 47% of all grades A*/A, 80% A*/B, Mathematics out of a candidature of 96% A*/C with 87% of students 21,643 so the probability of being We are proud to think of this achieving 3+A*-C grades. At AS level, 1st was an astonishing 0.0000462! school as ‘the living legacy’ of its 10 students achieved 4 A grades This year, Anna was placed joint inspirational, philanthropic founder. and 24 students 3 or 4 A grades; 13 1st in GCSE French, joint 1st in I hope you will enjoy reading this students completed Mathematics A Further Mathematics and 1st in GCSE prospectus which celebrates the level in one year. We were delighted Geography. Anna’s mother, Helen, achievements of our pupils and to hear that Year 14 student, Peter as an 18-year old Wallace pupil was commemorates our unique history. Gillanders, was joint 1st in A level placed 1st in A level Geography. We Geography in the CCEA rankings. have yet to calculate the probability of Anna’s 2018 achievements At GCSE level, 32 students achieved and we suspect few families 10 or more A*/A grades, 71 students have ever attained a CCEA inter- achieved 27 points or more - the generational double! Holly Mackin, equivalent of 9 A grades and 55 who gained 1st place in GCSE RE students achieved 8 or more A*/A (short course) in Year 11 was placed grades with 51% of all grades being joint 2nd in French this year and awarded at A*/A. We featured has subsequently won a Rotary 4 5 INSPECTION FINDINGS SERVING OUR PUPILS WITH EXCELLENCE Grammar School “In discussions with the inspectors, Pre-Preparatory the pupils were confident and Department Inspection Findings highly motivated; they spoke 2015-16 very positively about their active May 2018 Early Years “Achievements and standards in involvement in the life and work of Inspection by Inspectors Mathematics are outstanding. the school and the academic and from the Early Years Team In English, the pupils achieve pastoral support they receive from (South-Eastern Health and excellent outcomes in GCSE and their teachers.” Social Care Trust) GCE A level examinations.” “The inspectors praised the “The pupils achieve excellent Preparatory Department “dedicated staff” who “provide outcomes in public examinations.” a wealth of enjoyable learning June 2016 Report of a opportunities to meet the “The pupils benefit from high quality Sustaining Improvement educational needs of the children care, guidance and support.” Inspection within a safe and nurturing environment.” “The leadership team is highly In May 2013, the school was committed to school improvement. evaluated overall as “very good.” They set high standards and expectations.” “All of the lessons observed during the sustaining improvement “There is an excellent range of extra- inspection were good in progressing curricular activities.” learning and a majority were very good.” In 2015-16, the school was evaluated overall as “very good” “Wallace High School Preparatory with “outstanding” leadership. Department continues to demonstrate a high level of capacity May 2018 Report of a for sustained self-improvement in Sustaining Improvement the interests of the children.” Inspection* “There is clear evidence of well- planned and targeted improvement work, implemented effectively by the senior leadership team in meeting the needs of all pupils. Consequently, the pupils continue to achieve excellent outcomes in public examinations at Key Stage 4 and post-16.” * involving action short of strike 6 7 “We are committed to providing a school community where individuals are empowered to reach their own potential and also find pleasure in seeing others reach their goals.” 8 A CULTURE OF KINDNESS “Mr Wallace...fi nding himself suddenly so wealthy he set himself to invest his wealth...in that peculiarly English fashion of what is called “doing good”. He is now as well known and as popular in London as in Paris...he is on the whole as good a man as the best of those who have lately been adopted into the ranks of the English aristocracy.” (This description of Sir Richard was published in Vanity Fair, 29th November 1873 in the “Statesmen” series, no.160) We encourage tolerance, mutual activities are central to school life respect and a sense of family where in Wallace providing pupils with the aspirations, enthusiasms and regular opportunities to refl ect upon needs of each family member can be their own privileged position and to acknowledged and supported. support others both at home and abroad. Our school systems are built around our desire to foster close bonds and At the core of our school is the belief networks. Our pupils are supported in the importance of the individual. in each Year Group by a Head of Year We are committed to providing a and an Assistant Head of Year, a school community where individuals level of pastoral support unequalled are empowered to reach their own in the majority of schools. Our potential and also fi nd pleasure school Houses allow intra-year in seeing others reach their activities to fl ourish and the high goals. Courtesy, co-operation and level of pupil participation in sports compassion represent a core triad of There is a diff erence between creates natural opportunities for values which underpin Wallace life. surviving and thriving. At Wallace, coaching and mentoring. Charitable we want our pupils to thrive and we believe that pupils who thrive are pupils who are happy and secure, invigorated by the school environment. Our school was founded by a famous philanthropist whose legacy to Lisburn is incalculable. Desiring to honour our founder’s spirit, we believe that we all have a responsibility to play a full and active part in society. We are conscious that the attitudes pupils develop and hold at this stage will remain with them throughout adulthood and we aim to foster a culture in which our pupils appreciate their responsibility to each other and to society at large. Private collection used by kind permission 9 COMMITMENT Sport for All school. The successes of so many of and Matthew are following in the our former pupils at provincial and footsteps of former pupil Timothy Our sports facilities international level are a source of Cockram, who won close to 200 have been transformed constant inspiration. Our majority international caps in his highly sports are rugby, hockey (boys and distinguished hockey career. by our new Strength girls), netball, badminton and cricket Timothy’s achievements were and Conditioning Suite but there are also opportunities celebrated at a very special evening which is unequalled in to become involved in athletics, in June “Meet the Olympians” when any school in Northern the equestrian team, golf, judo, a Wallace “dream team” took on a swimming and tennis at both team team led by fellow Olympians, Jonny Ireland. and individual levels. Our coaches Bell and Eugene Magee. A great Wallace pupils are encouraged to are committed to all our teams night of sport was enjoyed by all as understand the links between a and gain immense satisfaction some veteran local internationals healthy mind and a healthy body. from seeing pupils develop their dusted off their sticks and £900 was Mindful of the positive impact of confidence and skills. raised for CLIC Sargent, Timothy’s sport in building both self esteem chosen charity. Congratulations and team spirit, we encourage our Few schools contribute so many were also due to the boys’ hockey pupils to take part in both individual past pupils to the provincial and 2nd XI who won both the Prior and team events. We are immensely international stage in hockey and Shield and the Dowdall Cup and proud of the commitment of our rugby. Sean Murray and Matthew were named as Junior Team of the staff to sports in Wallace. Our Nelson have both been integral Year 2018 by Lisburn & Castlereagh specialist PE teachers are supported members of the Irish senior hockey City Council. by teachers from a range of team, playing in World League 2 departments within the school and in Belfast and were members of We were also thrilled to hear that by specialist external coaches who the Irish squad which competed Head of Boys’ Hockey, Mr Gareth have a long-standing link to the in the World Cup in India.