Notable Former Pupils
- Henry Uprichard. Presbyterian Church Moderator
- Dame Mary Peters, MBE. Lord Lieutenant of Belfast and Olympic Gold Medallist
- Gloria Hunniford. BBC Television Personality
- Sasha Stewart (née Harrison), Olympic Three-day Event Rider who competed for the Irish Team at Athens 2004
- Rory Best. Ulster and Ireland Rugby Union Player
- Simon Best. Ulster and Ireland Rugby Union Player
- Waldo Maguire, OBE. BBC Northern Ireland Controller
- Ruth McCartney, MBE. Director of Music at Methodist College Belfast
- The Very Reverend John Paterson. Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
- Mark Russell, Chief Executive Church Army, Member of Archbishops' Council of Church of England
- Nigel Williams. Northern Ireland's first Children's Commissioner
- Lizzie Colvin, Member of Irelands Hockey Team
- Sammy Stewart (Northern Irish footballer). Football player for Glenavon FC and general legend.
- Rachelle Liggett, Miss Ireland 2011
- Colin Turkington. Auto Racer
- Kate Richardson a member of the first female crew of 5 to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean unaided (Dec '11 - Jan '12)
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