School History

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As the oldest educational institution in north Lisburn, Ballymacash Primary School celebrated 75 years of learning in 2006. Opened on its current site in May 1931, the school is set in a semi-rural setting and enjoys a pleasant situation with extensive, mature grounds. The old building, opened in 1931, has had several extensions since then and is now used for the Nursery Unit, key stage two classrooms and our Playgroup. The modern and spacious main school building was opened in 1981 and in total there are now over 400 pupils on the site.

The pupils are drawn from a mixture of private and public housing developments close to the school and from rural areas further afield.

Accommodation in the main building consists of eleven class bases, a mobile, an assembly/physical education hall, staff room, library, computer suite, medical inspection room and dining hall. The class bases are situated in groups of two and three around activity areas, each of which has its own entrance door, cloakroom area and toilets.

The school is very well equipped with audio-visual equipment and each class is given the opportunity to make use of a wide range of computer software, both in their classroom and in our computer suite (opened September 2005).

A number of after-school clubs offer extra-curricular activities to the children and these are fully participated in by all staff.

Parents are actively encouraged to take an interest in their child's education and school life in general. There is an enthusiastic Parent-Teacher Association, which contributes greatly to the financial and social success of the school.

The Board of Governors are very interested in all aspects of school life and strongly support the work of the staff.

Ballymacash Primary School, 16 Brokerstown Road, Lisburn, Antrim, BT28 2EE

Tel: 02892 664 244 Fax: 02892 667 814