Windsor Hill Primary School
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Windsor Hill Primary School is an English-medium primary school
located in Newry
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
. It is a state controlled school for girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board
area.
In October 2003 the school launched a new sports kit for their football
, netball
and hockey
teams. They received £250 sponsorship from the Ulster Bank
and the same amount from their Parent-Teacher Association
. Sport plays a crucial role in the development of children at the school.
Windsor hill primary school is a school for both boys and girls it is bult in Newry, church avenue,
See also
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 Newry
Newry
Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, 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 a state controlled school for girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils. 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: 216 in 1991-92, 237 in 1995-96, 205 in 1999-2000, 221 in 2000-01, 203 in 2001-02, 192 in 2002-03, 177 in 2003-04
- Address: Church Avenue, Newry, BT34 1DY
In October 2003 the school launched a new sports kit for their football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
and hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
teams. They received £250 sponsorship from the Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank is a large commercial bank, one of the Big Four in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Ulster Bank Group is subdivided into two separate legal entities, Ulster Bank Limited and Ulster Bank Ireland Limited...
and the same amount from their Parent-Teacher Association
Parent-Teacher Association
In the U.S. a parent-teacher association or Parent-Teacher-Student Association is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a public or private school. Most public and private K-8 schools in the U.S. have a PTA, a...
. Sport plays a crucial role in the development of children at the school.