St. Teresa's Primary School, Mountnorris
Encyclopedia
St. Teresa's Primary School is a primary school
located south of the small village of Mountnorris
, County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. All the pupils come from the village and surrounding rural area. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board
area.
inspection in October 1999 found that teacher-children relationships were very good and the children very well behaved. There was a caring and supportive environment as well as an attractive learning environment. There were sound policies to support teaching and learning in mathematics
and information and communication technology
(ICT) had been identified as a priority for development. However, the accommodation was a problem with inadequate indoor physical education facilities, no suitable office for the principal or for interviewing parents and visitors, no medical room and the use of the canteen as a full-time classroom.
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 south of the small village of Mountnorris
Mountnorris
Mountnorris is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about six miles south of Markethill. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 165 people. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area.- History :...
, County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. All the pupils come from the village and surrounding rural area. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board
Southern Education and Library Board
The Southern Education and Library Board is a board providing education and library services in the southern districts of Northern Ireland: namely the district councils of Armagh, Banbridge, Cookstown, Craigavon, Dungannon and South Tyrone, and Newry and Mourne...
area.
- Enrolment: 50 in 1995-96, 51 in 1996-97, 50 in 1997-98, 46 in 1998-99, 45 in 1999-2000, 47 in 2000-01, 43 in 2001-02, 38 in 2002-03, 42 in 2003-04
- Address: 60 Tullyherron Road, Mountnorris, BT60 2UF
School inspection, 2000
A Department of Education (Northern Ireland)Department of Education (Northern Ireland)
The Department of Education is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive...
inspection in October 1999 found that teacher-children relationships were very good and the children very well behaved. There was a caring and supportive environment as well as an attractive learning environment. There were sound policies to support teaching and learning in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and information and communication technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
(ICT) had been identified as a priority for development. However, the accommodation was a problem with inadequate indoor physical education facilities, no suitable office for the principal or for interviewing parents and visitors, no medical room and the use of the canteen as a full-time classroom.