Kilrea Primary School is a controlled primary school

Primary education

A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...

 located in the village of Kilrea

Kilrea

Kilrea is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the River Bann, which marks the boundary between County Londonderry and County Antrim...

 near Coleraine

Coleraine

Coleraine is a large town near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections...

, County Londonderry

County Londonderry

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It is within the North Eastern Education and Library Board

North Eastern Education and Library Board

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 area. The student numbers range between 90-100. The school currently has a teaching staff of five.

History

The original Kilrea County Primary School was built in 1867 by the Mercers' Company. The present school building was opened on the same site 1957. Kilrea Primary was the first school in the Coleraine Borough Council

Coleraine Borough Council

Coleraine Borough Council is a local council mainly in County Londonderry and partly in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its headquarters are in the town of Coleraine. Small towns in the area include Garvagh, Portrush, Portstewart and Kilrea...

 area to receive a permanent Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools is an international program of environmental and sustainable developmental education for schools. Foundation for Environmental Education is the founder of the programme and Eco-Schools is just one out of their five programmes....

green flag in 2006http://kilreaps.coleraine.ni.sch.uk/achievements/ecoschools.htm.