At Ballymena Academy we believe that an education is about far more than just the achievement of academic excellence From the fantastic music and drama productions that we stage to the invaluable charitable work the pupils undertake in our local community and the sports activities we offer these are the things that we believe make this school what it is and how we produce rounded and accomplished young adultsHowever you may be surprised to learn that none of the additional activities and opportunities that the school currently offers and which we believe underpin the very essence of what our school is about are funded by the Department of Education