Congratulations to Lisneal College Cyber Guardians who came second in a global business and enterprise competition hosted by Ulster University at the Magee Campus.
Our Year 13 Business students took part in a series of interactive learning activities run by Catalyst which was based on the theme of Digital Horizons: Cybersecurity & Business Futures. Students also got the opportunity for a campus tour and insight into a range of courses on offer at University of Ulster.
Our Year 10 students have just returned from the adventure of a lifetime in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. 🇮🇹
Throughout the trip, pupils demonstrated their progression in their skiing skills. Particularly in:
🎿Balance and Coordination – Mastering movement on the slopes;
🎿Turning and Carving – Learning to control speed and direction;
🎿Confidence on Different Terrain – From gentle slopes to steeper runs; and
🎿Chairlift and Etiquette – Navigating the mountain safely.
Students were fueled by Italy’s finest cuisine of pasta and pizza which helped them to get their first experience of the Blue slopes in Pinzolo with stunning views of the Dolomites. ❄️
Check out our social media pages to see some snaps from their trip 📸:
The application portal will close at 12 noon on Thursday 20th February 2025. Please contact our school office if you require support on completing an application.
Good luck to all of our Primary 7 applicants. We can’t wait to meet you in September!
Last week, several members of our Student Council presented their Action Plan to Mr. Allen, Mrs. Mullan and Mr. Johnston. Over the past few weeks, they’ve worked tirelessly, gathering feedback from peers and narrowing down the key issues that matter most to our school community.
The Council identified topics such as the school house system, uniform, pupil voice, transport and communication and proposed thoughtful actions and potential solutions to address these challenges. They then engaged in conversations with SLT, working collaboratively to find agreements moving forward.
A huge well done to the Council for using their pupil voice to demonstrate our core values of integrity, responsibility and teamwork.
We celebrated on Friday 17th January ahead of World Religion Day on Sunday 19th January. To mark the occasion, the HE and RE departments at Lisneal worked together to organise a World Day of Faith for our Year 9 pupils.
Our aim was to promote dialogue, respect and tolerance among different religious groups. We celebrated religions from around the world, while showcasing how richly diverse our own school community is. We had local representatives from different religions joining us to share their faith traditions with our students. We even had our Chinese visitors sharing their experience of the Chinese New Year.
Thank you to the North West Islamic Association, the North West Migrants Forum, Manpreet from the Sikh community, team members from Exodus and Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr, the Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District.
Grab your cowboy hats and boots and get ready for a fantastic night of country music in support of Macmillan Cancer Research on Thursday 20th March 2025.
What better way to raise funds for this amazing charity than enjoying some live country music right here at Lisneal College. We are very lucky to have the event compered by Downtown Radio’s Jason Hughes, who will welcome to the stage Gerry Guthrie, Banjo Paddy, Niamh Lynn and Sharon Nixon all of whom will be backed by the fantastic Ryan Turner Band.
Tickets are priced at £12.50 and will be available from Lorna in the school office or from Ivan South (07871667786).
We had an fun-filled evening last night at our annual Open Night. There were lots of excited Primary 6 and 7 boys and girls and their family members exploring what it’s like to be part of Lisneal College.
We can’t wait to welcome you all in September! For photographs of Open Night, please visit our social media pages:
Lisneal College: The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Awards Ceremony
We were delighted and honoured to welcome His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Londonderry, Mr. lan Crowe (MBE), and Invictus Games champion and charity ambassador, Mr. Scotty Darroch, as our guests of honour at school, for our Duke of Edinburgh’s Award celebration on Wednesday 4th December.
The event commenced with a welcome from Mr. Warren Taylor, DofE Award Co-ordinator at the school. The students who completed their DofE Bronze, Silver and Gold awards were then invited to deliver a series of presentations based on their experience during the expeditions.
Mr. Crowe (MBE), Mr. Darroch and Principal Mr. Allen then presented over seventy students with their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award certificates and badges. Notably almost all our of the DofE Gold Award pupils, having also completed their Bronze and Silver award.
To conclude the event, Mr. Michael Allen and the guests of honour, each addressed those present, and congratulated the students on the successful completion of the world’s leading youth achievement award; whilst acknowledging the parental support they had been given, which helped ensure their child’s success.
Mr. Allen also thanked all the staff who volunteer to give so freely of their time, to take students out of school to complete their DofE expeditions and also help assess their voluntary, physical and skill activities. Thank you to Mr. Millar, Miss Mitchell and Miss Smallwoods.
Lisneal College offers students the opportunity to complete the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Bronze, Silver and Gold level.
“We go to poetry, we go to literature in general, to be forwarded within ourselves.”- Seamus Heaney
Our A level Literature students travelled to the Seamus Heaney HomePlace this week in Bellaghy to take part in a lecture series where they got to experience a tour of the centre, as well as a lecture from a university lecturer followed by a seminar with a PHD student where they further got to explore their own ideas regarding the poets they are studying. A very worthwhile experience enjoyed by all!
