Category: Frontpage

U18 Girls Irish Hockey Squad for Scotland Series announced

    Following a recent selection series at St Gerard’s School and Queen’s University the Irish U18 Hockey panel has been reduced to a training squad of 22. This squad…
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The 1946 Rainey Post War school magazine now available online

    For the first time the 1946 Rainey Magazine is available online. A wonderful glimpse of our school history available now here.   An excerpt: “Mr. Richard McCullagh, Art…
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All Ireland Swimming Success for Simon

    As a result of obtaining the qualifying times for both the 50m Butterfly and Backstroke events at the Swim Ulster Schools meet in October 2015, Simon Matterson attended…
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School Bank

    Sixth form pupils are operating the school bank in conjunction with the Bank of Ireland.  This is available for all pupils.  Students in year 8 and 9 are…
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Rainey can count themselves unlucky in cup

    On Saturday 6th February the ‘P Keenan Road Surfacing’ Rainey ES 1st Xv travelled to Pirrie Park to play Methody in Round 3 of the Danske Bank Ulster…
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Amyzing Success!

  Amy Parke-Second Place in Northern Ireland Final of Soroptimist Competition   Amy Parke (Lower Sixth) took part in the Northern Ireland Final of the Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition which…
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Be smart on the internet

    This handy ebook explores how you might be smarter online. It’s full of helpful tips and advice. Have a look and become smarter online. Read here

Open Evenings 2016

    Rainey Endowed opened its doors again this week for two open evenings. Thank you to all primary pupils and parents who came to visit the school and especially…
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Congratulations to Mark Allingham

    Congratulations to Mark Allingham on receiving his award from Dr Liz Conlon from the Institute of Physics. Mark achieved the highest score at A-Level Physics in Northern Ireland.…
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No Direction

    Last moment stand in act Rainey “Boy” Band, #nodirection take the school by storm this Christmas.   Watch here

Rainey Review – December 2015

      The December edition of the Rainey Review is out. Read online here

The R – Second Edition

    The second edition of THE R is out. Read it here

Rainey Carol Service 2015

    A snippet from the excellent Carol Service of Wednesday 16th December 2015. Well done to all pupils and staff involved. Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year  

Exam Timetables – January 2016

    Winter 2016 exam timetables now online…  

Rainey Christmas Bake Off

    The Year 13 Home Economics class completed ‘The Rainey Christmas Bake Off’ today which was judged my Mrs Ferguson and our very own ‘Bake Off’ star Darcey Harkness.…
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Look where our reading takes us!

  Have a look at our school library video entry for the World Book Day Award 2016, to see Rainey readers transported!  

School Library Association Nomination @uksla

    Congratulations to Jade Heaney who has been nominated for the School Library Association, Pupil Librarian of the Year 2016.  Our school library team is delighted to support this…
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Many thanks to @SDCtrailers for their kind donation of an AED (Defibrillator)

    This will provide essential cover for the school, and local community, in the event of a nearby cardiac arrest.  

Ulster Youth Choir Workshop with @eunanmcdonald

  On Friday 4th December, Eunan McDonald from the Ulster Youth Choir came in to school to lead a workshop for members of the Junior and Senior Choirs. This was…
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Rainey’s Robot comes out on top

  So what is the Lego League and why do Rainey pupils put so much effort into it? It’s a huge themed worldwide competition that runs annually. This year more…
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Young Journalist – Keeping Northern Ireland Beautiful

    My name is David Eagleson, I am a year 3 pupil at Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt and in October this year I entered a competition, run by the…
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U16 Irish National Girls Hockey Squad 2015-2016

    Irish National Team Coach, Alison McNeill, has reduced her U16 Irish Squad to 24 outfield players following the Irish U16 trials held in Dublin through November. ‘We would…
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