I would like to begin by welcoming the new Year 8 pupils and other new members who joined us this year. I wish them every success and hope that their time at Inst is both enjoyable and memorable, as they take part in the wide range of activities the school has to offer.
Throughout the year, Kelvin pupils took part in a variety of events within a closely fought House competition. We would like to thank all those who helped us to achieve a respectable position withing the overall final competition standings.
Kelvin also paved the way academically. In Year 14, Deputy Head Boy Michael Hollway gained 2As and 1B, while Charlie Gray achieved an outstanding 3As.
At AS-Level, impressive performances were achieved by Oliver Spollen, James Nelson, Jonah Power and Rowan McSpadden, who all achieved 3As, and Connor Ballantine who attained an impressive A* and 2As.
At GCSE, there were many academic highlights: James Agnew- 5A*, 4A; Jack Coulter- 1A*, 9A; Ruari Lester- 1A*, 9A; Hari Saneesh- 2A*, 7A, 1B; Luke Livingstone- 9A, 1B and Frank Hollway 1A*, 7As and 1 C*.
In Year 8, Cameron McLaughlin, Connor Brown, James Dennison represented the Ulster Hockey U13 side; Jack Whiteside was part of the Ulster U13 Badminton squad; Jenson Crowe ran for Ulster in the Schools’ cross-country competition and Josh Gordon played Cricket for the NCU U13 XI.
In Year 9, Reuben McCullough, Milo Bosket McGuigan, Harley Davies, Caleb Heak represented the school in the U13 A rugby team and Felix Loebnau took part in the U13 cricket team which won the McCullough Cup.
In Year 10, Bryson McClelland represented Ulster in the Ulster Table Tennis Schools Championship, Charles Hollway played hockey for the UK Lions U14s and the Ulster U16 team and Captained Ulster for their fixture against Scotland. At the Inter-pros, Charles was also awarded the Influencing Award for having a significant impact on games. Thomas McGurnaghan won an All-Ireland biking race; David Agnew represented the Ireland U15 cricket team as well Instonians 1st XI; Zach Alderdice represented Ireland for trampolining; Dylan Price finished in 6th place in All-Ireland Triple Jump and Nicholas Shaw took part in the U15 All-Ireland Cricket Cup for Instonians.
In Year 11, Patrick Munce and Max Coulter represented the Medallion squad that won the Medallion Shield; Max also represented Ulster Rugby U17s.
In Year 12, Adam Millar and Jack Coulter played for the Ulster Rugby U18s; Hari Saneesh won the Irish Schools Badminton competition at U19 level; Frank Hollway represented Ulster U18 Hockey as well as being part of the school’s McCullough Cup and Burney Cup successes.
In Year 13, Connor Patton was the vice-captain for the U18 Ulster Rugby squad and James Nelson played for the school’s 1st XI cricket team that won the Schools’ Cup.
In Year 14, Deputy Head of School Michael Hollway captained the Hockey 1st XI side to Burney Cup and McCullough Cup successes and played for the Ireland U18 squad in the European Championship; James Kerr and Charlie Gray represented the 1st XV rugby team and James also played for the Ulster Schools U19 and Ulster A teams.
I’d like to take this opportunity, on behalf of all the House members, to thank Mr McMullan and the tutors for their constant support and guidance.
