An Architectural Art Project Year 10 Art students from the Royal School Armagh have begun a project which involves researching cathedral architecture, which will lead to an exhibition of the students’ artwork in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh. The students are studying examples of eighteenth-century prints of cathedrals in Belgium, England and [...]
Art & Design 2021-2022 Review Any old cynic could tell you that art is a subject that only thrives when creative spirits are free to roam the various natures of this world. Over the past two years, the freedom essential to the creative process was stifled (for reasons with which we have all become [...]
Home Economics 2021-2022 Review Covid-19 has caused numerous disruptions to school life, with the home economics department at RSA being no exception. However despite the virus, the home economics department has been able to prevail and continue to flourish despite the restrictions that we have all faced in this pandemic. The home economics [...]
Celebrating Success with the iDEA Awards During the last academic year, pupils in Year 9 embarked on an exciting educationl journey in ICT where they participated in the iDEA Awards programme. During this journey, pupils worked towards badges which recognises the achivement of pupils as they successfully completed the various challenges. We are delighted [...]
Excellent Results at RSA The wait finally ended for pupils of The Royal School, Armagh as they collected their A Level and their GCSE results on Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 August respectively. Another difficult academic year, which saw a prolonged period of school closure and the cancellation of examinations, was over. A Level [...]
CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY ADDIS - WINNER OF THE SCHOOLS SCIENCE WRITING COMPETITION MICHAELMAS TERM 2020 Pictured: Lucy alongside The Headmaster, Mr. Montgomery with her certificate and published article Congratulations to Lucy Addis, current Year 13 pupil who won the Schools Science Writing Competition for the Michaelmas Term 2020. The Oxford Scientist is a [...]
Introduction For the third year running, The Royal School Armagh has participated in the GCHQ's annual 'CyberFirst Girls Competition'. Last year, we were delighted to reach the regional finals where the girls competed against the top schools in Northern Ireland. We finished third on that occasion, despite leading the competition for over three and [...]
We are pleased to be able to share our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with you. We are grateful to St Patrick’s Cathedral for granting access to our readers and to all connected to our music department by whose efforts this festival has been made possible. Merry Christmas.
Virtual Talent Show Our end of year talent show usually consists of a packed-out assembly hall enjoying the array of acts performing their talents on stage. For obvious reasons, it was not possible to hold such an event this year. Not to deter us, we put together a virtual talent show instead, where pupils [...]
