Straidhavern Primary School
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Straidhavern Primary School is a school that is located in Crumlin
Crumlin, County Antrim
Crumlin is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is at the head of a wooded glen on the Camlin River, near Lough Neagh, and west of Belfast city centre. It had a population of over 4,259 people in the 2001 Census...

, Northern Ireland. The address for the school is: Straidhavern Primary School, 3 Straidhavern Road, Nutts Corner, Crumlin BT29 4SN They have been commended for being the first school in Antrim County to go solar.

School Inspection

Their last known inspection date was in April 1999. The average class size is 20 pupils. The pupil to teacher ratio is 16.7. The following statistics are the number of student enrolled for the school years from 1994-1999.
  • 1994/1995 = 75 students
  • 1995/1996 = 102 students
  • 1996/1997 = 122 students
  • 1997/1998 = 115 students
  • 1998/1999 = 100 students

Going Solar

Just recently, the school has completed their latest energy project. The project consisted of installing photovoltaic panels. The project was funded by Northern Ireland Electricity
Northern Ireland Electricity
Northern Ireland Electricity Limited is the electricity asset owner of the transmission and distribution infrastructure in Northern Ireland. NIE does not own generate or supply electricity. NIE is a subsidiary of ESB Group....

's Smart programme and the North Eastern Education and Library Board
North Eastern Education and Library Board
The North Eastern Education and Library Board is an organisation providing education and library services for the north-eastern Local Government Districts, Northern Ireland, in County Antrim and eastern County Londonderry...

. Once in use, it will produce about 2400 units of electricity each year. With the amount of electricity saved, it will save the school 250 sterling pounds each year on their electricity bill. With the system in place, it will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...

 emitted into the local environment by around 1.5 tonnes. NIE Energy has installed those solar panels at five other schools in the area.

See also

  • Education in Northern Ireland
    Education in Northern Ireland
    Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, though it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland. A child's age on 1 July determines the point of entry into the relevant stage of education unlike England and Wales...

  • Renewable energy in the European Union
    Renewable energy in the European Union
    The countries of the European Union are currently the number two global leaders in the development and application of renewable energy. Promoting the use of renewable energy sources is important both to the reduction of the EU's dependence on foreign energy imports, and in meeting targets to combat...

  • North Eastern Education and Library Board
    North Eastern Education and Library Board
    The North Eastern Education and Library Board is an organisation providing education and library services for the north-eastern Local Government Districts, Northern Ireland, in County Antrim and eastern County Londonderry...

  • Northern Ireland Electricity
    Northern Ireland Electricity
    Northern Ireland Electricity Limited is the electricity asset owner of the transmission and distribution infrastructure in Northern Ireland. NIE does not own generate or supply electricity. NIE is a subsidiary of ESB Group....

  • Solar power
    Solar power
    Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...

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