Speech Day 2025 Achievement recognised by Royal School Tradition was broken in St Mark’s Parish Church on Friday 19th September when the school held its first Speech Day for decades. Usually, this event is held on a Thursday night, but the move to Friday afternoon proved popular with an excellent attendance of pupils [...]
Senior Prefects 2025 – 2026 The Royal School proudly welcomed its Senior Prefects for the 2025–2026 academic year at a traditional badge presentation ceremony last week. The Head Girl, Head Boy, and their deputies were formally presented with their silver badges in the presence of proud parents and staff, marking the start of [...]
A Historic Royal Gun Salute at the Royal School Armagh On Monday, 8th September 2025, the Royal School Armagh had the great honour of hosting a Royal Gun Salute to mark the Accession of His Majesty King Charles III. The salute took place at 12:00 noon on the school’s rugby pitch, with the [...]
Royal School Armagh Pupils Celebrate Outstanding GCSE Results The wait finally ended for our Year 12 pupils as they collected their GCSE results from staff in the Assembly Hall from 08:30 yesterday. GCSE candidates still need to collect their results in school, so there was a great buzz of anticipation in the hall. [...]
Top Grades for Royal School in 2025 A Levels Results morning in school is quieter than it used to be. There is no longer a need to rush into school to nervously tear open an envelope and read about your future. These days, things can be more relaxed. University placements can be ascertained [...]
A snapshot of Royal School History: Schools’ Cup winners 1880 Wallace High School’s recent victory in the cup made me search for some of the Royal’s early successes.The accompanying photograph, probably the first showing pupils, was taken in the wake of the school’s fourth win since the cup was first awarded in 1876. Methodist College [...]
Hockey and Rugby Teams Lead RSA to Historic Schools’ Cup Finals The Royal School Armagh is proud to announce a historic achievement in its sporting history, with both the 1st XI Girls' Hockey and 1st XV Rugby teams advancing to their respective Schools' Cup Finals. This remarkable feat underscores the school's commitment to excellence in [...]
Remembrance Service 2024 On Friday, 08 November 2024, guests, staff, and pupils from all year groups gathered in solemn reflection for the school’s annual Remembrance Service, honoring those who serve, have served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War and in conflicts since. The service welcomed attendees from the [...]
ABC Council Under-18 Volunteer of the Year 2024 Alex was nominated by a parent from Goal Line Youth Trust, one of the groups he volunteers for. He helps adults and children with disabilities to learn life skills and guides them in sports, as well as music and art. Additionally, he volunteers at Ripples Special [...]
Academic Success and Character Celebrated at Royal School Speech Night St Mark’s Parish Church, Armagh was the venue on Thursday 19th September for our annual Speech Night. Following the academic procession, the ceremony was opened with the singing of ‘Love divine, all loves excelling’, and with prayers from the Rector of St Mark’s, Rev. [...]
