Technology & Design Focus Blog post written by Rebecca Dorman (Year 13 pupil and member of the RSA Media Team) If you are willing to traverse the twenty-eight concrete steps behind the central school, you will be greeted by the RSA Technology Department in all its red brick glory. Opened in June 2001, the still [...]
Minister for Education Visits The Royal School We were delighted to host a visit from Michelle McIlveen MLA, Minister for Education. Minister McIlveen was accompanied by some officials from the department of education. After being greeted by the Head Boy and Head Girl she had a short tour of the school, with a particular focus [...]
Northern Ireland Centenary - Hope and Reflection Thursday 21st October 2021 A service was held on Thursday 21st October to mark the formation of Northern Ireland at Saint Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh. Those in attendance shared in a service of reflection where speakers recognised the impact of the past, as well [...]
Senior Prefects 2021 - 2022 On Tuesday we held a buffet lunch for the Head Girl, Head Boy, their deputies and parents. We were delighted that in keeping with a time-honoured tradition His Grace the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Reverend John McDowell joined us to present the beautiful silver badges. We are [...]
Boarding Trip - Ice Hockey Match By Marie Li, sixth form boarder at The Royal School, Armagh On Friday 1st October, 2021 there was an exciting trip for boarders to watch an ice hockey match at the SSE Arena! It was the first match of the season back [...]
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 [...]
