Last year’s Christmas Hamper Appeal was a huge success. The whole school community helped to provide much needed food and other items to many families in our local community at Christmas. This year we would like to do the same again. We are hoping that each form class in the school makes a Christmas Hamper forRead more
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Our 3rd XV travelled to Belfast this afternoon to face Our Lady and St Patrick’s College Knock 1st XV in the last 16 of their cup competition. Unfortunately the opposition was far too strong on the day, running out 52-0 victors in a one sided affair. The boys will pick themselves up and look aheadRead more
The November Totalometer calculations show Belmore (last year’s house Champions) taking an early lead in this year’s competition. With plenty of events scheduled for the coming months, the race to June’s Interhouse Podium it still very open. House SystemRead more
Just a reminder that we are looking forward to welcoming Yr12 parents and pupils to their parent teacher meetings on Tuesday 5th December 2023. The afternoon will run from 1:30 – 3:30pm on the Lough Shore site. Year 12 Parents Meeting Seating Plan 5th December 2023Read more
A superb afternoon of awards and recognition for our outstanding young people on Thursday afternoon’s Prize Giving at St Macartin’s Cathedral. It was a pleasure to welcome and hear from our Guest of Honour David Young (Ireland Editor at PA Media) as he attended his eighth School Prize Giving and shared with us his stories,Read more
On Wednesday 22nd November, 17 Year 13 Geography students, Mrs. Armstrong and Mr. Mason travelled by minibus and school Ranger to Magilligan Field Centre for a two night, three day residential field trip. Arriving a little late due to a prolonged coffee stop at the Asda in Strabane, we had a quick bite of lunchRead more
On Tuesday 28th November our Minor Squad travelled to a midpoint venue (South Lakes Leisure Centre) to play Sullivan Upper in the first round of their Shield Competition. The girls were both excited yet nervous too. They had never played in as important a match nor in as large a venue before. The match comprisedRead more
Well done to Yr13 Toby Newman who represented Ulster U18 Schools/Clubs in August. He has now been presented with his jersey which is a great honour and everyone is very proud of him!Read more
The 2nd XV produced a magnificent performance in Dromore this afternoon running out 50-10 winners. Tries from Josh Hicks (x3), Seamus Greene (x2), Jake Irwin (x2) and Steven Cuthbertson Odhran McLernan kicked five conversions Man of the match was Sam Paton who pulled the strings in attack from outhalf in the first half before seemlesslyRead more
Following Miss Armstrong’s letter to parents last week, please see below a short summary of the changes to school routine over for this week and next: Wednesday 29th November – Half Day Strike Action, School starts at 12pm Thursday 30th November – Prize Day – School fininshes at 12:45pm for those pupils not involved in PrizeRead more
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School is a new academically selective voluntary grammar school that opened on 1 September 2016.
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School is co-educational and non-denominational.
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Ruth Fannin
Year I left ERGS: 2019
A” Level subjects studied: Technology and Design, Mathematics and Business Studies (Spanish at AS Level)
Pathway after school: Started university in September 2019 whilst working part-time in my family business as Assistant Shop Manager
University attended: Queen’s University Belfast
Course studied: Business Management with Placement (4 years)
I started at Queen’s University Belfast in September 2019 and enjoyed a few months of a “normal” university experience before COVID-19 brought a sudden shift to online learning in March 2020.
During my time at university, I was awarded Top Business Management Student (2019/2020) and Top Student for History and Philosophy. I also completed the Degree Plus Award for Future Ready Skills in Management before graduating in 2023 with a First Class Honours degree.
After graduating, I was approached on LinkedIn about an opportunity that led to me joining the Oil Market Journal (OMJ) as Business Development Manager in Enniskillen in September 2023.
Although I have always lived at home in County Tyrone, I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had to travel with work, including visits to Dubai, Spain, Italy, Poland and Germany, as well as across the UK and Ireland.
Outside of work, I help out in my family business and volunteer both as a Girlguiding leader and as a youth club leader within my church. Through Girlguiding, I have also enjoyed incredible experiences, including spending a week as part of the crew on a Tall Ships yacht and, more recently, completing the Queen’s Guide Award — the highest award available within Girlguiding UK.
I am very grateful to both the Collegiate and Enniskillen Royal Grammar School for providing me with such a strong foundation and for encouraging the values of hard work, resilience and determination from an early age.
Daniel Gilmore
Year I left: 2020
Subjects: Geography, Biology and English Literature
As part of the first full GCSE cohort of the school, I left ERGS on a random day in March 2020. Our formal was cancelled and we all expected to be back after a couple of weeks — but we all know what happened next.
I knew the COVID-19 pandemic was going to ruin the typical “freshers” experience, so I deferred my place at Newcastle University to work in my local SPAR for a year. I was sad seeing all my friends leave, but I built up money and work experience that helped open doors for me in the future.
I’d recommend Newcastle to any student. I made some amazing memories and left with a First Class BSc in Environmental Science with Placement, along with an award for the best dissertation in my year.
My placement year was spent as an Assistant Geo-Environmental Consultant at Tetra Tech in Belfast. I worked on some really big projects, including the GeoEnergyNI demonstrator project - the first large-scale geothermal investigation of Northern Ireland.
I am currently studying a Master’s Degree in Forestry for Green Sustainable Development at Linnaeus University in Sweden. There are no tuition fees in Sweden for EU citizens or those with an Irish passport, so I think this is a pathway that should be promoted more often. I really love it over here and everything is taught in English, so don’t worry if your Swedish isn’t up to scratch!
Thank you to Mr Beddard for shouting at me to fix my deforestation homework. It turns out I’m quite good at talking about trees after all!
The GJ14 8X+ finished first in the time trial this morning qualifying for the A Final which takes place at 17.21 this evening. They are currently in Lane 4 but lanes may be redrawn due to wind.
Follow the link below to watch live.
www.youtube.com/live/0Mg2uzHhGfc?si=jehvmeXARmfzt0NG