30/07/2026
Throwback Thursday . . .
It’s that time again – can you guess the year?
🎉This year was a very special one for RBAI, with plenty of celebrations including a Waterfront gala concert and Instonians Sports Day.
🛶Our Year 8s enjoyed their annual residential trip to Gannaway.
🎨The Art department led the creation of a unique sculpture to celebrate an important year for RBAI, which took nearly six months to complete.
👑Some lucky CCF members had the chance to meet The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at Hillsborough Castle.
🐾A team of RAF Cadets took part in a summer camp at RAF Kinloss, engaging in a diverse range of activities including a visit to the Dog Section.
🌊A highlight of the Senior CU calendar was a weekend trip to Sheep Island View Hostel in Ballintoy.
🎭The Drama Society joined forces with Strathearn School to put on two evenings of performances including ‘Twelve Angry Men’.
⚜️The Scout Group joined Habitat for Humanity NI to build homes for families in need in Mozambique.
🇨🇱After two years of planning and fundraising, two RBAI teams took on a World Challenge to Chile, pictured here at the summit of Volcan Lascar.
💻Matthew McClatchey (Year 😎 was named winner of the prestigious ‘Young Web Designer of the Year’ competition.
🏉The Under 12s rugby season was severely affected by snow but this photo of them celebrating a win against Methody at Pirrie Park was a highlight.
🎾The Intermediate tennis team secured an impressive Intermediate Cup win against Sullivan Upper.
♟️Brothers Kiran (Year 9) and Kevin Robbin (Year 8 ) won Ulster’s most prestigious schools chess tournament, earning themselves a chance to represent Ulster.
👨🏻And finally – a number of RBAI staff took part in ‘Movember’ for charity – there are a few familiar faces here!
And in other news…
In this year, Apple officially launched the first generation iPad and Instagram was launched as a new photo sharing app.
What a year!
