Belfast Boys' Model School

The school was founded in 1857 as a 'model' of good practice in educational provision and for over 150 years, we have had a tradition of academic and sporting success and have been at the forefront of educational developments.

Recently, our superb new school received a prestigious award for excellence in a new build, but a school is more than bricks and mortar. We pride ourselves on the excellent relationships between staff, pupils and parents. We bring out the best in our boys, whether it is on the sports field, where we are renowned for our prowess, or in the academic arena where our GCSE pass rates are excellent and we have achieved 100% passes at ‘A’ level, with large numbers of boys progressing to university. Past pupils have gone on to fill the highest positions in, for example, the civil service, law, medicine, industry, commerce, the creative arts and teaching. Whatever a boy’s ambition, Belfast Boys’ Model can help him achieve it and importantly, be happy along that journey to success.

The Model system was set up in Ireland in order to encourage persons of character and ability to become teachers. Ireland was to be divided into school districts and in each district there was to be a Model School.The school was founded in 1857 as a 'model' of good practice in educational provision and for over 150 years, we have had a tradition of academic and sporting success and have been at the forefront of educational developments.

Past pupils have gone on to fill the highest positions in, for example, the civil service, law, medicine, industry, commerce, the creative arts and teaching. Whatever a boy’s ambition, Belfast Boys’ Model can help him achieve it and importantly, be happy along that journey to success.Keeping pupils safe and equipping them with the lifelong skills to maintain their own safety is of paramount importance at Belfast Boys’ Model School.

To that end, a comprehensive preventative curriculum is in place. Issues including internet safety, building resilience, maintaining good mental health, and sexual health and relationships are specifically addressed through the curriculum subject areas of Learning for Life and Work, ICT, RE and Science, but also through a tailored pastoral programme. The pastoral curriculum is dedicated time each week, when pupils engage with a range of outside providers including Achieve NI, Streetbeat, PSNI, Belfast City Council and Women’s Aid.