Year 8 Intake

One of the most interesting statistics in any school these days is their intake figure. Our enrolment of 100 pupils in September keeps us firmly in the number one spot, with the highest intake for a non-selective secondary level school in the Coleraine area.

Once again, local parents and pupils have put their faith in Dunluce as their school of choice, believing that here they will reach their full potential in and out of the classroom.

We welcome each and every new pupil. They certainly look the part in their smart new uniforms and bring with them all the individual gifts and abilities we have come to expect of young people in this area.
Our hope is that they will settle in quickly (as seems to be the case, judging by their ‘Big School’ day) and enjoy being part of the Dunluce ‘family’.

Mr. G. Dougherty’s Form Class

Mrs. H. McNeill’s Form Class

Mr. A. McClarty’s Form Class, pictured with Year Head, Mrs. E. McIlveen


Miss J. McBride’s Form Class, pictured with Headmaster Dr. B. Haugh

Year 8 ‘Big School’ day

Badge of honour

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how many badges have appeared on our school uniforms over the past couple of years. Here’s one example of a collection one keen junior pupil is working on ...!  Then there are the Prefects’ badges, the School Environment Team, Librarians... The list goes on.

It’s great to see how many pupils are prepared to get involved in things and wear their badges with pride.

Why’s my uniform getting so heavy?

This badge thing has really caught on this term, with every pupil in the school receiving a coloured badge to wear. This identifies their School House and ties in with a new scheme which began this year in Year 8.

Each pupil has been allocated to one of the four new Houses in Dunluce, named after famous rocky headlands found on the North Antrim Coast:

Runkerry House .........Blue badge

Ramore House.........Yellow badge

Causeway House.......Green badge

Benbane House.............Red badge

When pupils compete on Sports Day or inter-house competitions (e.g. hockey, football, table tennis, etc.) they will win points for their house. They can also win points for attitude, appearance, homeworks, etc. At the end of the year the winning house will receive a trophy.

This scheme should provide quite an incentive to our pupils in a wide range of activities, all in a spirit of healthy competition!

Year 11 show off the range of House badges...