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Congratulations to all our Year 7 pupils and their excellent teacher, Mr Hawkins, who worked so hard and did exceptionally well in the SEAG Transfer Assessment recently with 16 boys achieving Band 1, 2 Band 2, 2 Band 3, 4 Band 4, 3 Band 5 and 8 Band 6. The Year 8 post-primary applications for September 2026 will close at 12 noon Thursday 19th February 2026. 

Mid-Term 2 Break - HCB will be CLOSED from FRIDAY 6TH TO FRIDAY 13TH February 2026 (Inclusive) for mid-term break & will reopen on MONDAY 16TH February 2026.                                              

                    

 
 
Holy Cross Boys PS, Belfast
Key Info/Dates: Congratulations to all our Year 7 pupils and their excellent teacher, Mr Hawkins, who worked so hard and did exceptionally well in the SEAG Transfer Assessment recently with 16 boys achieving Band 1, 2 Band 2, 2 Band 3, 4 Band 4, 3 Band 5 and 8 Band 6. The Year 8 post-primary applications for September 2026 will close at 12 noon Thursday 19th February 2026.  Mid-Term 2 Break - HCB will be CLOSED from FRIDAY 6TH TO FRIDAY 13TH February 2026 (Inclusive) for mid-term break & will reopen on MONDAY 16TH February 2026.                                                                   
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Well known screenwriter, Frank Cottrell Boyce, visits HCB!

19th Sep 2025

We were visited today by a well-known screenwriter, Frank Cottrell Boyce - novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Winterbottom.

Frank is the UK children’s Laureate 2024-2026. He has achieved fame as the writer for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and for sequels to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, a children's classic by Ian Fleming.