Ballyclare Secondary School is a co-educational school in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Overview The school caters for ages 11–19 and was established in 1961. The current number of children on roll is approximately 1000 pupils with a teaching staff of 64. The principle is Kathryn Bell The school buildings were enlarged and modernised in 1993.
The school is linked with Toyama National College of Maritime TechnologyMOFA: Report on the "2005 EU-Japan Year of People to People Exchanges" : List of Participating Organizations : United Kingdom and this connection has been in existence for over ten years.British Council Honour for Ballyclare Secondary School Videoconferencing Project
In 2009, the school received a fund of £1,776 from the charity Business in the Community as part of the programme "Adopt a School". The fund was to allow pupils from year 11 to partake in self-improvement and business awareness programmes as well as past pupil presentations.26 October 2009 - Funding boost for Ballyclare Secondary School – Ritchie | Northern Ireland Executive
In 2018, the school received the Top Investor in Careers National Quality Award recognised by Ofsted.
In 2021, the school was investigated by the Education Authority over the health and wellbeing of its staff and over inappropriate use of finances.
Principals No. Name Tenure 1 Bill Sterling1961–1985 2 Uel McCrea 1985–2010 3 Kathryn Bell 2010–present
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