Category: Frontpage

Rainey Family Album

  During the last two weeks in June the pupils took part in the Take 5 Wellbeing Initiative.  As part of this, pupils and staff were asked to contribute positive…
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Christmas Concert

We have really missed having our usual Christmas Concert this year in the Rainey. We have put together a little something for you to enjoy instead! Usually our ticket sales…
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Hope Magherafelt’s Foodbank appeal

    Thank you to everyone in the Rainey community who contributed to our Christmas food donations for Hope Magherafelt’s Foodbank appeal. The trolley was overflowing!   All the items…
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Wacky tie, socks and hair day

Wacky tie, socks and hair day was held on Monday 30th November to raise money for our sixth form charities. This also marked the final day for our pupils who…
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Northern Ireland Secondary School of the Decade Article

When the wealthy Presbyterian merchant Hugh Rainey left an endowment in his will in 1707 to establish a non-denominational school to teach Christian values, he could hardly have imagined a…
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GL Familiarisation Event

  To confirm, the on-site GL Familiarisation event scheduled for Wednesday 2 December at 4pm has been cancelled.   This will be replaced by a virtual familiarisation event to be…
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NI Sunday Times Secondary School of the Decade

  I am thrilled to announce Rainey Endowed School has been awarded the “NI Sunday Times Secondary School of the Decade”.   Alastair McCall, editor of the Sunday Times, said:…
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Exam Timetable Year 9 & 10

  The exam timetables for the Year 9 and 10 exams in January have been released. Please click on the relevant link below to view the timetable:   Year 9…
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ABP Angus Youth Challenge

    Congratulations to Kelly Stewart who has been awarded an ‘Outstanding Individual Performance Award’ for her participation in the ABP Angus Youth Challenge.   Kelly along with her other…
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Letter to Parents 15 October 2020

Dear Parent,   I am writing to you at the end of what has been a challenging and unusual half-term for all of us. I would like to begin by…
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Congratulations Mrs Hamilton

    We are delighted to learn of the recognition given to another past pupil and former teacher, Mrs Margaret Hamilton.   Mrs Hamilton has been awarded the British Empire…
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Congratulations Elizabeth Ferris

We could not be more proud of our past pupil Elizabeth Ferris, who has just been awarded the British Empire Medal for Services to Disability Sport in the Queens Birthday…
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PPTC Information for Parents

    PPTC have released a PowerPoint presentation to provide updated information for parents with regard to the GL Assessment. The presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.

National Poetry Day 2020

Creativity continues to flourish in the Rainey in 2020. With National Poetry Day coming up on Thursday 1st October, judging of Year 8 haiku is underway. Sixth Form Literature students…
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Letter to parents 28 September 2020

Dear Parent/Guardian   I wish to inform you that a member of our school community has tested positive for Covid‑19.   I have sought the most up-to-date advice from the…
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QUB Undergraduate Virtual Events

QUB are running a series of live virtual events with the aim of providing you with the knowledge, confidence and skills to make informed choices about your future learning and…
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Updated COVID 19 Guidance

Updated COVID-19 guidance has been issued by the Chief Medical Officer. The full letter is available here. An instructional letter, available by clicking here, outlines actions which should be taken…
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Rainey Endowed Examination Success

We are delighted with our pupils’ examination results this year. At A level our results were outstanding with 26% of all passes at A* grade while 63% of results were…
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Virtual Open Day

Usually at this time of year, Ulster University and QUB run their open days in order to supply prospective students with as much information about subjects, the Universities and the…
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Entrance Assessment Update

2nd September 2020       P7 pupils to be provided with more time to prepare for the Entrance Assessment PPTC has been informed that the Education Authority has been able…
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Education Restart

Tuesday 11 August 2020   Education Restart   Dear Parent   As the end of the summer approaches, we are looking forward to welcoming Rainey pupils back into the building…
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Annie Production Postponed

  As you know, we were very much looking forward to our production of ANNIE in the Autumn term.  Unfortunately, because of the current pandemic, we are having to postpone…
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