Belfast High School
Belfast High School (BHS) is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1854 and is within the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority. In May 2007, it was awarded Specialist Status in Languages and in March 2012, it has been recognised as one of only six post-primary schools in Northern Ireland to be in the top 10% for performance at both GCSE and A-level. History. The institution now known as Belfast High School opened in 1854. In 1874, it moved to new premises at  Glenravel Street, Belfast. Since the school was founded, there have been 7 head teachers: Houses. The school has a house system. The tie a pupil wears is blue with a thick yellow band pattern, and a thinner band pattern of an additional colour representing the pupil's house. The houses and their colours are as follows: Sports. The four main sports at Belfast High are cricket, hockey, netball and rugby.