We are pleased to announce that the following will serve on the RBAI Board of Governors from 2025-2029: Parent Governors – Jane Hollway and Pam Gillies Teacher Governors – Steven Archibald and David Gray We extend a warm welcome to our new members. We are grateful for their commitment to the school and look forward...Read More

It It was a day of mixed fortunes with a total of 8 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw across all fixtures. Senior & Medallion Results It was a tough round for the top-tier teams, who faced strong opposition. The 1st XV lost a very tight match against St. Mary’s College, narrowly being edged out...Read More

Overall, the school had a balanced set of results, recording three wins, three losses, and one draw across the seven matches played. Key Results 1st XI: The team secured a strong 4-1 victory against Friends in the McCullough Cup. 2nd XI: This team played a high-level friendly against MCB’s 1st XI, narrowly losing 3-2. 3rd...Read More

On Friday 7th November, our A-level Biology students welcomed back former pupil, Mitchell Mercer, who is now lecturing at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Mitchell delivered a talk on neuroscience, relevant to the A2 specification, as well as discussing career opportunities in scientific research.Read More

All parents & alumni are warmly invited to the launch of the Enduring Excellence: Honouring Our Past, Creating Our Future fundraising campaign launch on Friday, 7 November, 8-9am in the Christ Church library. Hear James Rutherford (RBAI Governor) in conversation with Michael Howard (Chairman), Janet Williamson (Principal) and Conservation Architect Dawson Stelfox MBE (RBAI Governor) for...Read More

On Wednesday 15th October, RBAI entered pupils in the Belfast Regional Table Tennis Individual Tournament. The tournament consisted of over 75 pupils from across Belfast with 7 Post Primary Schools taking part. All together RBAI had 4 pupils playing across 2 age categories, Under 14 and Under 19. James Vallelly competed in the Under 14...Read More

On Monday, 20th October, RBAI welcomed 16 Primary 6 pupils from Inchmarlo to take part in a Digital Technology Workshop. As part of building closer ties between the Main School and the Preparatory School, the P6 pupils from Inchmarlo were paired with Year 8 students from the Main School to participate in a Minecraft competition...Read More

Yesterday marked a truly memorable occasion as we celebrated our annual Prize Distribution ceremony under the inspiring theme, ‘INST is Global.’ The atmosphere was one of immense pride and celebration for the outstanding achievements of our talented pupils, both past and present. We were privileged to welcome respected alumnus and playwright Mr. David Ireland as...Read More

It was a highly successful block of fixtures for the school, which won 10, lost 7, and drew 2 of the 19 matches played. The results were split between fixtures against Methodist College Belfast (MCB) and Campbell College Belfast (CCB). Fixtures vs. MCB (Methodist College Belfast) The school had a very strong showing against MCB,...Read More

It was a very positive set of results, with three wins, one draw, and only one loss. The senior teams were particularly successful in their respective cup competitions. The 1st XI secured a tight 1-0 victory against Banbridge Academy in the McCullough Cup. The 2nd XI had a dominant performance, winning their Prior Shield match...Read More