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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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2020/21 Exams Update

Minister of Education, Peter Weir has released a letter to parents, guardians and pupils about changes to GCSE, AS and A level qualifications that are due to be awarded in…
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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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Letter to Parents 26 August 2020

  Dear Parent/Guardian,   As we prepare for all pupils to return to school on a full-time basis, staff at the Rainey have been working to carry out comprehensive risk…
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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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Letter to Parents 25 June

  The latest letter containing information for parents about the phased return for pupils in 2020 is available by clicking here.

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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Abaana 2020

Our Uganda 2020 team had to postpone their trip to Rainey Primary this June/July however, we have been following the efforts of Abaana in helping communities in Uganda deal with…
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New Intake for September 2021

The Post Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) has announced its intention to hold the 2020 Entrance Assessment on Saturday 5th December 2020.   PPTC been working with its assessment provider GL…
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DE Education Resources

  The Department of Education has collated a range of online resources which are intended to be helpful to families and pupils during the Covid-19 situation. These are listed below:…
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Coronavirus Academic Support

  Help Guide Work From Home Links My-School Showbie Google Classroom Social Media Links Facebook Twitter Instagram        

24th April Letter to Parents

Dear Parent/Guardian,   I trust that you and your family enjoyed the Easter Holidays and are all safe, refreshed and as ready as we can be for the challenges of…
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Staff Virtual Choir

Hello Rainey pupils,   We hope you are all well and we miss seeing you in school. While you were enjoying a break from online learning last week, some members…
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Examinations Update

  On 19 March 2020, the Minister of Education, Peter Weir MLA, announced that the Summer 2020 examination series would be cancelled to help fight the spread of the COVID-19…
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Easter Letter

  Dear Rainey family,   As the Easter holidays are upon us, I wanted to express my sincere thanks to all staff, governors, pupils and parents. Furthermore, I encourage you…
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