This year, the SNHS team won a fantastic third place in the Rotary Club’s Annual Senior Public Speaking Competition. We were up against tough competition from all six of the island’s secondary schools this year, and the standard was extremely high. Our team consisted of Olivia Read (Year 8) as chai…
Today both staff and students were delighted to 'rock their socks' to recognise World Down Syndrome Day. World Down Syndrome Day is a global awareness day observed since 2012 which encourages participants from all over the world to help raise awareness, as well as celebrate individuals with Down Sy…
Yesterday nine Year 12 and 13 students gave a presentation as part of their AQA Extended Project Qualification. Each student gave a ten minute presentation that outlined their choice of topic, how they went about conducting their research, the conclusions that they reached and also their reflection…
On Thursday we were delighted to welcome Debbie and Clare, from Search and Select, to school as part of our Sixth Form Employability and Pathways Programme. Year 13 students, who are looking to enter employment rather than embark on higher education, were able to book one to one appointments for CV…
The Upper School Unit have created a crisp recycling box which has been in the canteen for the last few weeks. The students have emptied and counted out the packets each day and have now reached 400. Sandy Moore, from the Manx Hedgehog Conservation Society, visited school this afternoon to collect…
We are thrilled to announce that Year 12 student, Hannah Midghall, has been accepted onto the ManSat Space Programme in the Summer of 2019, which will take place in Houston, Texas. The initial process saw Hannah shortlisted after a successful essay on Why I am interested in space; What should be th…
Yesterday Year 12 A Level Politics students took a trip down to the legislative buildings to find out how the government system on the Isle of Man operates. Students were met by the President of Tynwald, Mr Steve Rodan who welcomed them and gave them a brief introduction to how the Manx parliament…
On Wednesday 6th March at the Palace Hotel, the Junior Achievement (JA) Competition took place, with St. Ninian’s entering 8 teams of Year 12 students. This had been what the pupils had been working towards throughout the year and was a wonderful opportunity to showcase their products. The day star…
Students in Year 7 have been showing off their progress at the Core Skills Improvement Project exhibition. Our Year 7s have been undertaking a project to show improvement in a skill of their choice over a 5 week period. The students’ choices were as varied as juggling, dice stacking, drawing, and v…