Edenderry Primary School, Portadown
Encyclopedia
Edenderry Primary School is a non-denominational primary school situated in Portadown
, County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. It is in the Southern Education and Library Board
area.
The school has an average enrolment of 350 students, and is staffed with 17 teachers, a principal and a vice principal. Edenderry traces its origins back to 1840 when the school was based in a three storey house on Bridge Street. The school was later transferred across the street, where it was expanded due to further growth. In April 1968 a new school was built in the Princess Way area of Killicomaine, which is still used today.
The school was involved in the development of a Good Practice in Early Years DVD
for the Southern Education and Library Board to disseminate good practice and to help all those involved with the provision of early years education in the primary sector. This was launched in April 2006 in Armagh
.
Portadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
, 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...
. It is in 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.
The school has an average enrolment of 350 students, and is staffed with 17 teachers, a principal and a vice principal. Edenderry traces its origins back to 1840 when the school was based in a three storey house on Bridge Street. The school was later transferred across the street, where it was expanded due to further growth. In April 1968 a new school was built in the Princess Way area of Killicomaine, which is still used today.
The school was involved in the development of a Good Practice in Early Years DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
for the Southern Education and Library Board to disseminate good practice and to help all those involved with the provision of early years education in the primary sector. This was launched in April 2006 in Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
.
Notable alumni
- Woolsey Coulter, professional racer and 1991 European Championship winner http://www.edenderry.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page4.html http://www.brynmorgan.co.uk/Pages/Woolsey%20FP.html
External links
- Edenderry Primary School website
- History of Edenderry Primary School
- Department of Education inspection report (1997)