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Year 8 Rugby Players

🌟 Celebrating Success in the UKMT Maths Challenge! 🌟

🌟 Mathematician of the Month Celebration! 🌟

Embrace Socials at Rathfriland High

Fantastic season for netball teams

Showjumping Team Jumping for Joy

Northern Ireland Air Ambulance Charity Presentation

RHS Pupils Represent Ulster U18 teams

🎉 Mathematician of the Month – April 🎉

Year 12 Interview Skills Day

Pupil access to accounts

Update on C2k Outage from Education Authority

Corbett Math's session with Year 11 & 12

Lucas at Irish National Table Tennis competition

RHS Pupils win league with their Club

🌟 Mathematician of the Month! 🌟

U16 Rugby team bow out

A Win for Hollie

Skill build at SRC

RHS pupils victory over Aston Villa

Pancake Tuesday treat for Year 11 Class

🌟 Mathematician of the Month! 🌟

Rolling down the river… of creativity!

Happy Christmas

Tayto Castle Trip

Numeracy Intervention Programme!

Grace represents Ulster U18's

Celebrating Numeracy & Maths Week!

Rathfriland High pupils trip to see Ulster Rugby

Showjumping Team success

Logan wins Gold

Math's week student challenges

Anti Bullying Ambassadors lead whole school assembly

Many Congratulations to Our New Year 8 Digital Leaders!

Year 8 visit to Shannaghmore

Grease Tickets on Sale soon

🎉Mathematician of the Month - October 🎉

School show jumping team in action

Head Prefect Team attend Democracy Week

Past Pupil Success

U16 Football team start with a win

New School Council meeting

Art clay animals.

**Ice cream Treat**

Mathematician of the month

Showjumping Team in action

U16 Rugby team start the season with a win

Good News for Everyone

Senior Prefects 2025-2026

European Day of Languages

Year 8 pupils excellent start in Rathfriland High

🌟 Year 12 GCSE History 🌟

RHS U 14 Ulster Rugby Blitz

Gold Merit Award Trip

School Run 2025

Drummer didn't miss a beat

Gumshield’s 2 Go

Welcome Year 8 – A New Chapter Begins

Outstanding GCSE success for Year 12 RHS students!

Former Pupil Success

🍦 Celebrating Success! 🍦

Past pupil Success

Sports Awards Dinner 2025

Year 9 and 10 End of Year Trip

Silver Merit Award Breakfast

RHS Primary School’s annual Football Tournament.

GCSE Geography Fieldwork

Writing Success at RHS

Past pupils Success

Girls Football team

RHS awarded Green Flag

May Mathematicians

World Book Day 2025

Maths Challenge

ParentLine’s new workshop

Ulster Rugby Representatives

Year 10 trip to the Museum of Orange Heritage

Logan wins Antrim Championship

Football Round up for this season

Ria Meeke Success

March Mathematicians of the month

Rathfriland Tennis Open Day

Year 8 students take part in Mathletics World Maths Day

Rathfriland high take on Kilkeel High School in U14 Rugby fixture

Bring Your Grown Up

Eco-Schools litter pick

Pupil Voice in Action!

Home Economics Department welcomes the LMC

📖 World Book Day at RHS 📚

Year 8's Learn to make pancakes

**FOOTBALL SUCCESS**

‘Bring Your Grown Up’ events

Another Win for Logan

Logan has more success

Ski Trip Update

Calling all parents/grandparents/guardians

Rathfriland Rugby U14 win

Mrs Budde gives up her mobile phone

😊** Student Success**😊

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Year 9 and 10 Christmas Trip

Southern Area Hospice cheque presentation

GCSE Art and Design trip to the Ulster Museum

Christmas Celebration

Ryan Johnston captains the Ulster Clubs U17 side.

Christmas Jumper Day 2024

Hollie wins girls final at the Lough Championships

Year 9 Pupil wins Louth Boxing Championship

Year 12 Geography class Visit Titanic Quarter

Christmas Jumper Day

Blythswood Shoe Box Appeal 2024

Math's Support for Parents

Christmas Canteen Offers

U16 Rugby team victory over Breifne College Cavan

RHS Pupils Attended the Ireland v Argentina rugby game

Smashed Project visit RHS

Rugby trip to watch Ireland take on Australia

Women’s Aid Workshop

Year 12 Health and Social Care talk

Year 12 Engineering Class Trip

November mathematicians of the month

Anti-Bullying theme of ‘Choose Respect

Children in Need day

World Kindness Day

Odd Socks Day at Rathfriland High

Kickstart to Anti-Bullying week

Donor drive for a blood cancer charity (DKMS)

Blythwood Shoebox Appeal 2024

ANTI-BULLYING WEEK 2024

Trip to Tayto Castle

Firework Safety Assembly

Mathematicians of the month for October

Math's and Numeracy week

RHS Netball vs Newbridge Report

Pupil Voice Matters at Rathfriland High School!

Year 8 trip to Shannaghmore Adventure Centre

RHS U16 Rugby team victory over Craigavon SHS

Hollie is crowned boxing champion

Alfie represents Ireland at Le Coupe de L’Avenir in Belgium

Students challenged to a daily puzzle during math's Week

Year 9 girls enter Scarecrow competition

Assembly to Year 8, 9 and 10 Girls

Year 9 Pupil, wins the Antrim Boxing Championship

U16 Rugby team make strong start

Mathematicians of the Month.

Good News for Everyone visit Year 8

CAFRE talk to Year 12

RHS pupils take part in the prestigious Belfast International Tattoo

Civic reception for RHS sporting success

Boots for Kiryandongo’ appeal.

SU Starts for new Term

Alfie wins 2024 Irish Championship

Merit Trip to Newcastle

Manchester Tour Day 2

Manchester Tour Day 1

Jackson signs for Linfield Football Club

Another successful year for RHS GCSE Students!

RHS pupils represent Ulster Rugby

Rathfriland High Sports Awards Dinner

SU end of year trip

Build the Brand - Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Design Competitio...

Uniform Swap Shop

Rathfriland High School at Inter-Schools Athletics competition

Sports Day at Rathfriland High

Year 9 and 10 End of Year Trip

End of year Merit Trip

Year 11 GCSE Geography Field Trip

Year 10 pupils conclude their numeracy programme

Boys & Girls Football Final Pictures

Football Final Success For Girls and Boys

Girls Football Team

Carl Frampton visits Rathfriland High

April Mathematicians

Bookmark Competition Winners

After school indoor bowls club

Standto present our new Football Shirts

Digital leaders visit Apple Store

U13 Football team win Small School's Cup Semi-Final

KS3 classes training in CPR

Rathfriland High School Year 12 Formal Pictures Advert

Easter treats in the Home Economics department

RHS celebrate the success of several of our sports teams

Year 8 Netball Tournament

Girls' football team secure win

U15 Boys Football Win the South Down Plate

Good luck to RHS Pupils who will compete for the Ulster U14 Youth Cup

Year 8 & 9 World Book Day

Girls' Football team

U16 Rugby Semi Final Report

U14 Ulster Plate Winners

Central Good Relations Celebration Evening

February Mathematicians

Year 8 Girls' Football

REMINDER - Year 11 Parent Consultations

Year 11 Music pupils piano masterclass with Richard Meyrick

Fantastic end to our SU mission

📖 World Book Day at RHS 📚

Chemistry of combustion

SU Day 4 of Mission

U14 Rugby progress to the Ulster Shield Final

SU Mission DAY 3

‘Quorn taste-test’…

Brilliant start to our SU mission week

Incredible experience for 2 Rathfriland High Pupils

Highland Dancing at Rathfriland High

Love in the Air

Thank-you to Rathfriland Historical Society

RHS Pupil represents Ulster u 17’s

Januarys Mathematicians of the month

Year 9 and 10 Parent Teacher Consultations

Ulster Scots & Schomberg Society visit Rathfriland High

Rathfriland Historical society competition

District Schools cross country

Open Night at Rathfriland High

Girls' Rugby at Rathfriland High

Open Night in Rathfriland High RE Department

Year 9 and 10 Parent Teacher Consultations

Admissions criteria

Connected Parents NHS support group

Digital leader team Video

Numeracy Intervention Programme

Carol Service 2023

Our U14 Rugby Team win league

Year 8 - Love for life programme

Year 9 and 10 Christmas Trip

Rugby & Netball House competition

Year 12 RE GCSE class Fairtrade game

Year 11 GCSE Geography Field Trip

School will reopen on Tueday 12th December 2023

School Closed today (Monday 11th December)

Scripture Union Christmas party

Year 8 Rugby Report

Year 9 Maths Week

Rathfriland High School celebrate Mathematics and Numeracy

year 12 - Learn Spark - Study Skills event

November’s mathematician of the month

Year 10 – Mathematics and Numeracy week

Year 11 Home Economics practical lesson

Smashed Project visit Rathfriland High

Rathfriland High Pupils Support Shoebox appeal

U14's Maintain Unblemished League Record

RHS mixed football team attend Mallusk Playing Fields

Su Coffee Morning

Rathfriland High pupils attend Kingspan Stadium

Pudsey Burpee Challenge

Children in Need Collection

Anti-Bullying Week 2023

U15 Girls Football team

U13 Football report

Children In Need

RHS Pipes and Drums Ensemble and School Choir

Learning Beyond the Classroom - Adventure Awaits for Year 8

SU Coffee Morning

October’s mathematicians

U14 and U16 Rugby Results

Busy few weeks in the Home Economics department.

Junior A Netball Team make winning start

Two from Two for U16 Rugby

Sports Council and PLAYR-FIT Elite Athlete Bursary

World Mental Health Day

Senior Girls Prefect team led assemblies

Rathfriland High's new prefect team

Year 8 pupils History Talk

Mathematician of the Month prizes awarded

New PE kit gets the thumbs up from pupils and staff!

Year 11 Info Evening September 2023.pdf

Year 9 select Form Prefects

We are hiring - Job vacancies

Good News for Everyone Year 8 Assembly

Betty’s Ice-Cream visit the Home Economics department

Rathfriland High School officially opens its redeveloped State-of -the...

SRC Classes cancelled next week

A name to look out for!

Rathfriland High / Banbridge Academy Joint Training

Grand Opera House Success...

11A2 present cheque to B Positive

Pupils Silver Merit Award prize

RHS at Inter School's Athletics 2023

SU Trip to Airtastic

U13's Small Schools' Cup Final

RHS local Primary School’s Football Tournament

Rathfriland High Teacher nominated for National Award on National Than...

RHS Sports Awards Ceremony

Art & Design and Technology & Design Exhibition

Sports Day 2023

Coronation Celebration at Armagh Civic Centre

Coronation of King Charles III Fun Day

Rathfriland High Formal 2023

Rathfriland High School welcomes teams from Cardiff Cathedral School

RHS U14 South Down Plate Winners

U14 Rugby Ulster Trophy Runners-Up

School Closed today - Friday 10th March

Rathfriland High at SRC Skill Build competition

The Bible Exhibition Visits Rathfriland High

Ulster Rugby Trophy Semi-Final Win!

Academic Reports

Internet Safety Day

Year 9 Trip to the Grand Opera House

Year 12 GCSE Music class visit Ulster Hall

12A3 boys visit to Riverpark Training Centre

U14 Rugby Quarter Final Success

The Soldiers Charity Assembly

Open Night 2023

Giles Davies-Landscape Collage Competition:

“Chef” Cassie represents Rathfriland High at Regional Final of F...

Snow proves a welcome distraction from exams!

Rathfriland High Open Night 2023

Digital Leaders Training

RHS Digital Leaders

Equestrian Team retains the trophy

Children in Need

Ulster Rugby Trip

Equestrian Team Success

Children in Need this Friday

Anti-Bullying Week 2022

Remembrance Assembly

Shoebox Appeal 2022

U16’s v. Banbridge High School

Free Tennis Cardio Session

U14 Rugby Success

Fantastic result for the school Show jumping Team

Year 8 Shannaghmore Trip

U14 Rugby Tournament

Year 11 GCSE RS class visit St John's, Church of Ireland

Dance audition for our school production

RHS launch our new Anti-Bullying Ambassadors

Good News for Everyone present Year 8 Bibles

Equestrian team Success

Women’s Aid Visit Week 1

Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II

Year 8 Information Evening - Tuesday 6th September, 7.30pm

Banbridge Area Learning Community GCSE Results

Rathfriland High School Students Gain Exceptional GCSE Results in 2022...

Some ‘Top Guns’ in RHS EA

QUEENS PLATINUM JUBILEE AND 60TH ANIVERSARY OF THE SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS

Mini concert for Pupils to enjoy

Inaugural Primary School Football Tournament

RHS Scripture Union Trip

Stormont Prize giving for Eva…

Girls Tag Rugby Tournament

ANTI-BULLYING AMBASSADORS

Year 9 Silver Merit Winners

Year 9 Gold Merit Award

Year 9 pupils Bronze Merit awards

Fun in the Sun for Year 8

Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Jubilee work in the English Department

Rathfriland High Hockey Success

Jubilee Celebrations begin at Rathfriland High School!

Year 8 Merit Treat

Translink Industrial Action - called off

Year 9 Silver Merit Award

Farewell to our Year 12's

RHS Rugby Awards 2022

RHS Formal 2022

Potential disruption to Translink Services

U13 Football Team secure South Down League Plate Victory

Year 9 Bronze Merit awards.

Year 9 Smashed Project

More Celebrating Success in Assembly!!

Year 9 Pastoral!!

Museum of Orange Heritage Trip

Rugby shirt sponsors

Celebrating Success in Assembly!!

U14 Rugby team in Semi Final Action

Rathfriland High School Ukrainian Appeal

Year 8 Design Challenge

Young Enterprise visits

9A1 Design Challenge

Rathfriland High welcome back Pat McGibbon

School will reopen tomorrow (Tuesday 15th March)

School Closed today - Monday 14th March

Harper Suite officially opened

Official Opening of the Harper Suite

Skill Build Success for Year 11

Spanner in the works’ theatre company vist RHS

Year 8 Mental Health and Well-being talk

Rathfriland High School Show Jumping Success

Admissions for September 2022

Admissions to Rathfriland High School, 2022-23 Academic Year

Numeracy Intervention Program Reward

U16 Rugby League Winners

New Science and Toilet Facilities

Christmas Jumper Day - Monday 20th December

Year 8 Rugby team Success

Equestrian Team Success

RHS Shoe Box Appeal 2021

Christmas cookery

Ulster Intermediate Champion

Children In Need 2021

Anti-Bullying week in RHS

Year 12 - Army Elite Skills

Rathfriland High support for Rory

Children In Need Day

Anti-Bullying week @ RHS

Anti-Bullying week

Rathfriland High School's Act of Remembrance

Year 9 History Remembrance lessons

Rathfriland High welcome Pat Jamison MBE

Year 12 Cafre Day

The Teen Series

Rathfriland High School show jumping team

Free School Meal and Uniform Grants

Shannaghmore Trip

Deadline for Review of Examination Results

GCSE Results Day At Rathfriland High

Mrs Taylor’s Retirement

RHS Welcomes New Year 8 Pupils

Examination Results

Rathfriland High Sports Day 2021

Free School Meals and Uniform grants

First Minister visits Rathfriland High School

Rathfriland High observe a minute’s silence for Duke of Edinburgh

World Water Day 2021

Reminder of Post Primary Admissions closing date

New Science and Toilet facilities

Year 8 book project

Thanks from Samaritan’s Purse

Pancake Tuesday

H.E Lockdown Recipes

Well - Being Wednesday Pictures

Well-being Wednesday

A Big Thank You

How to download material from Google Classroom

Get online using your Xbox or Playstation

Student Quick Guide to Google Classroom

How to access Google Classroom - Students

Children In Need 2020 Fundraiser

Water safety from the RNLI

Message to parents regarding school closure over Halloween break

Pupils and Staff feature on Radio Ulster

Barnardo’s emotional wellbeing service

Rathfriland High Equestrian Team Success

Rathfriland High School Name School Prefects

Presentation of cheque to the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance Charity

Outgoing Year 12 donate money to local important charities

School community devastated by the tragic loss of one of our pupils

9G2 Making Pancakes

Equestrian Show jumping Team News.

Year 8 Numeracy Event

Year 11 HE Class Video conference

Equestrian Team Success

Chef of the Week

8G3 chef of the week

8G3 first practical

8A3 Chef of the Week

8A3 first practical

9G3 Chef of the week

Chef of the week 8G1

8G1 first practical

Year 8G2 chef of the week

Year 9 G2 chef of the week

Year 8G2 first practical

Year 12 visit from Rachel Caffrey (Manor Nursing Home)

Year 8 vist Shannagh More Outdoor Residential Center

Year 10 Group Win Young Enterprise award for Highest Sales

Year 10 Pupils at Francofest competition

Action MS Assembly

Youth Ministries Assembly

Gideons Visit Year 8

New Beginnings Choir Visit RHS school

Comic Relief Leg Wax

Swaziland choir visit Rathfriland High

Celebrating Success with CCEA

Rathfriland High at Occupational Studies Awards

Rathfriland High Visit WW1 battlefields

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service charity cycling event

Year 11 GCSE Art visit True Colours Exhibition

Rathfriland High take part in cross country event

Rathfriland High Millvale Animal Sanctuary Charity Collection

Year 10 take part in the Act of Remembrance at Schomberg House Belfast

Year 9 Ulster Plantation/Ulster Scots Talk

Rathfriland High Pupils receive dangers of Drugs talk

Rathfriland High pupils take part in Action Cancer Workshops

Year 10 Sentinus,Workshop

Year 11 Pupils visit Coca-Cola Factory

Year 11 attend Stock Market Challenge Event

Year 10 Reading Event

Stem Bus visits Rathfriland High

Year 8 pupils celebrate World Book Day

SU Mission 10th-12th February 2016

Rathfriland High Hosts Autoline’s ‘2 Young 2 Die’ campaign

SU Mission 2016

8A1 Visit Rathfriland library

Rathfriland High Attends MS Lunch

Action Cancer Assembly

Year 8 Panto Trip

Sports Challenage

Christmas Disco for Action Cancer

Christmas Jumper day.

Year 12 Geography trip to the Titanic Quarter

Class Council Anti-Bullying week poster competition

Year 9 and 10 Into Film Event

SU Community Coffee Morning

Annual merit trip

Shoe Box Appeal 2015

Key Stage 3 Assembly: Visit by Action Cancer

Gideons Visit R.H.S

English Literature Trip to see ‘Macbeth’

Killowen Residential Trip 2015

E Safety Talk by PSNI

Drugs' Education Drama Workshop

The Year 11 Geography class, annual fieldtrip to the River Shimna

New Beginnings cheque presentation

The Year 12 Geography class visit from the Waste and Environmental Man...

Video Conference with Israel

Bun Sale fundraiser for the New Beginnings

Year 11 GCSE Business Studies Coca-Cola Factory Trip

Business Studies Stock Market Challenge

Year 12 GCSE English Speaking and Listening Group

Meet the Newsletter Team

Rebecca Cahoon - Future Chef Blog

Future chef - Joy's Blog

World Book Day at Rathfriland High School

Environmental Youth Speak Competition Success

Rathfriland High Valentine's Disco

Open Night Postponed NOW 3rd February 2015

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a roaring success!

Year 8 Audacity Training at Rathfriland High School led by Amma

Onesie Day at Rathfriland High

Find Your Voice

Rathfriland High School says ‘NO' to Bullying!

Mentoring Programme

8A2 Top Attendance in September!

New Beginnings Children's Choir Concert

Year 11 STORMONT TRIP

Rathfriland High School regain prestigious title

Year 10 Geography Class Bun Sale

‘Spanner in the Works' Theatre Company Visit

Class Council Poster Competition

Year 9 Moy Park Talk

Year 9 videoconference on the importance of breakfast

Valentine's Disco

The School Choir have a workshop with National Youth Choir and Ulster ...

GCSE Music Pupils visit the Ulster Hall for Ulster Orchestra Time Trav...

KS3 Christmas Cinema Trip

External Exam dates

Ulster Bank's MoneySense visit Rathfriland High

Enterprise Day 2013

Year 11 H.E pupils visit The Food and Drink Show

Year 10 trip to Opportunity Europe and Beyond

Drama Reward Trip

Outstanding GCSE Results

Staggered Return to school details.

Year 10 STEM Event

Amazing Brains Year 8 and Year 9

Year 11 visited Parliament Buildings at Stormont

Fairtrade Poetry Winner!

Budding Writer at Rathfriland High School!

Year 12 Study Leave

Reading Pays off for Charity!

All Island cookery competition

The Stock Market Challenge

The Tayto Factory 2013

Environmental Youth Speak Competition

Read for Africa

Year 12 Geography class Visit the Titanic Quarter

Ms Margaret Ritchie, MP Visits Rarthfriland High School

Cinderella: The Pantomime.

Nexus Talk – Online Safety

Step ‘N' Zones Enterprise Competition

SU Mission 2012

Year 9 Cookery demonstration by The Livestock Meat Commission

Chris Mawhinney– Head Chef of the Hilton Hotel in Belfast visits Rat...

50 Wonderful Years - Book Launch

Scripture Union Community Coffee Morning

Opportunity Europe and Beyond

Year 11 Church Visit 2012

Killowen residential for Year 8

London Trip 2012

SU Summer Trip to Craigavon Lakes

Rathfriland High Pupils French Trip

Rathfriland High's Barn Party

Year 11 Geography Fieldtrip

Year 12 students Visit to The Grand Opera House

Rathfriland High Formal 2012

Year 11 Business Studies Compete in the Stock Market Challenge

Year 11 & 12 GCSE Business Studies pupils visit the Tayto Factory

Rathfriland High SU's Gameshow Marathon!

Balmoral Show 2012

React Vist Year 9

James Frazer in the Northern Ireland final of Springboard's FutureChef...

Valentine's Disco

Yr 8 English Trip to Grand Opera House

Rathfriland High's Got Talent 2011

He Cookery Competition

Rathfriland High Supports Children In Need

Change to School Examination Dates

Rathfriland High Future Chef Competition

Geography Fieldtrip 2011

Read On Week at Rathfriland High School.

Year 8 at Killowen 2011

GCSE Results 2011

School End Of Term

Take Away My Way all-island Cookery Competition

10A1 Success in Poetry Competition

Cast Trip to M&D's in Scotland

Wizard of Oz -DVD NOW ON SALE!

Year 12 English Literature Trip to Blood Brothers

SU Mission Week 8th-11th March 2011

Parents' Consultation Afternoons

Tribute to Dr Lynd

Success at Skill Build Competition at SRC

Greenmount Visit

The Wizard of Oz

Wear It Pink Day

London Trip 2010

Success at BALC at SRC

Year 11 Stormont trip

Year 9 At Balmoral Show

Banbridge Library Poetry Competition.

Rathfriland High School Formal

Geography Trip to W5

Open Night 2010

Rathfriland High's Got Talent 2009

Geography River Study

Year 12 English Literature Trip

Robotics Day for Year 8s

Reading Partnership Programme Presentations

Year 10 pupils take part in International Food Fest!

Of Mice and Men

Banbridge District Council Competiton

Rathfriland High Pupils Perform at the Waterfront!!!

Spring Showcase

Christmas card Winner

Opportunity Europe

Natasha Wins Storywriting Competition

Year 12 History Field Trip To GreyPoint

Year 12 River Shimna Study 2008

Killowen Trip 2008

Year 8 Big School

Manchester Trip 2008

London Trip 2008

Outward Bound Trip April 2008

French Class play Boules

Modern Languages Club

Employability School Status

Year 11 Tollymore Trip

Year 8 Trip to W5

Open Night 2008

Schomberg Society Visit for Year 8

Blythswood Shoe Box Appeal

Year 11 Occupational Studies

Children in Need

Year 8 Killowen Residential

Artist in School

USPCA Be Active for Animals Day

SELB Christmas Card Competition Winner

Intergenerational Project

Charity Bag Pack

Year 12 Geography River Study

Year 8 Exploris Trip

Business Studies Trip to Tayto

Christmas Card Competition

Outward Bound, The Lake District

BIG SCHOOL for Year 8 Pupils