The year 8 girls travelled to Cookstown on Wednesday to take part in a competition organised by Foyle Grammar school. Our girls were drawn in a very tough group consisting of Omagh Academy, Sligo, who were a full year older and Castlederg. Our first game was against Castlederg who had beaten ERGS 3-0 in aRead more
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Below is a flyer for a young men’s project that will be delivered at Lisnaskea Youth Centre and is open to males of secondary school age.Read more
Our Year 13s enjoyed a fantastic day out to the UCAS Exhibition in Lisburn today. The students were given the chance to explore and meet UK universities, colleges and employers face-to-face and to gather more information on the wide range of academic/career opportunities open to them. We even got to meet our past-pupil, Leigh Crozier,Read more
An early start saw the 13As travel to Methody to take part in the MCB Memorial Trophy competition. Drawn in heat B the boys had a tough start facing Ballymena and RBAI back to back in the first hour. Ballymena delivered the first score of the day for 5 points from a controversial penalty onRead more
Please find below a funding opportunity led by Funds for Fermanagh, a grant making group developed and being delivered by 6 young leaders, some from within our Sixth Form who are hoping to make a positive impact on the lives of other young people in Fermanagh. Funds for Fermanagh Guidance Notes and InfomationRead more
A huge thank you to all those members of our school community and beyond who dropped in donations for Ukraine last week. The response in school was unbelievable, with several car and van loads of clothing and essential items collected and transported to a larger collection depot over the weekend and now on its wayRead more
The mental health and wellbeing of the young people in our care is always of paramount importance, but more so now than ever given the upheaval of the past two years because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Hence, we were delighted to avail of opportunities offered to us by Action Mental Health (AMH) where a group of our Year 10 pupilsRead more
ERBC has a fantastic day last Saturday at the Head of the River. This was the first race since 2019 and it was a huge success with 94 crews completing the race in glorious sunshine. DUBC (Trinity) Senior Eights were the overall winners 2nd were UCDBC Senior Eights 3rd were DUBC Intermediate eights Fastest Women’sRead more
CAFRE are having their Virtual Open Week from today, Mon 7th to Thurs 10th March, 2022 followed up with pre-bookable, on-campus tours on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th March. There will be a separate event for each of the 7 disciplines on offer at CAFRE which are – Agriculture, Horticulture, Food, Equine, Land-based Engineering, Floristry and Veterinary Nursing. The Virtual OpenRead more
Following last Thursday’s World Book Day celebrations, all those pupils who baked for the day were invited to the canteen this afternoon for tea and cake and to hear the prize winners from Thursday’s competitions. A fantastic effort from all involved with over £300 raised to buy books and resources for the library.Read more
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National Schools Regatta Day 3
The rowers have arrived back home after finishing off a very successful weekend at Nat Schools for ERBC
The 2 First Eights were in action yesterday, with the girls coming 5th in the A Final and the Boys 6th in the B Final. Well done to both crews on their performances, we are so very proud of you all.
Thanks to our coaches and parents who travelled to Dorney to support the rowers over the weekend, it is very much appreciated.
Summary of the weekend’s great results
Girls Junior 14 Octo - National Schools Regatta Champions 🏆
Girls Champs Eight - A Final
Girls Champs Four - A Final
Boys Champs Eights - B Final
Boys Champs Four - B Final
Boys Junior 16 Eight - B Final
Congratulations to all 6 crews.
Henley is just around the corner, if you can make a donation, big or small to support our 2 crews at Henley they would really appreciate it. Thanks to everyone who has already donated
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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!