The IEF’s Integrate My School Campaign has contributed to a surge in interest in integrated schooling in Northern Ireland and has attracted the support of thousands of parents with Carrickfergus Central being just one of eight schools where parental ballots have been held in support of the formal integration move, with the results ranging from 71% to 100%.Īmong the other schools which have undergone the process are Glengormley High School Bangor Central Nursery School Brefne Nursery School in Belfast Harding Memorial Primary School in Belfast, St Mary’s High School in Brollagh, Fermanagh and two small rural Catholic Maintained primaries, Ballyhackett near Coleraine and Seaview in Glenarm. I would also like to thank everyone who supported the Transformation process.” Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to ensure this success, in particular all the school staff, parents, governors and colleagues within the Integrated Education Fund and Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education. “I am delighted that Carrickfergus Central Primary School has had a positive decision on the Development Proposal for transition to Controlled Integrated status. Ian Baxter, Governor of Carrickfergus Central Primary School, said: We look forward to providing a quality, inclusive education for the children of this area for the next 68 years and beyond.” Lanarkshire, Scotland, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Republic of Ireland. Children are at the heart of the school and the school has been at the heart of the local community for the past 68 years. We can now continue to build on our already inclusive ethos and our commitment to welcoming pupils from all backgrounds. May we take this opportunity to welcome you to our website which we hope you will find both interesting and informative. “We are delighted with the Minister’s decision. Nuala Hall, Principal of Carrickfergus Central Primary School, added: We are pleased that the Minister has acknowledged and fulfilled his statutory duty to ‘encourage and facilitate’ integrated education in reaching this decision.” Tina Merron, Chief Executive IEF “The vote at Carrickfergus Central echoes the evidence from successive opinion polls showing growing support for integrated education throughout Northern Ireland. Parents were also able to avail of an innovative website confidentially register their support. We are an integrated, co-educational school. The school has been working towards this for a number of years and the whole school community have been involved throughout the process. Acorn Integrated Primary School, Nursery and Playgroup, Carrickfergus. Primary Schools in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland Acorn Integrated Primary School Logo Acorn Integrated Primary School Victoria Road, Carrickfergus, BT38. “The IEF welcomes the decision that Carrickfergus Central Primary School has been approved to transform to integrated status. We in Eden Primary School are proud not only of the high academic standards and the excellent discipline within our school, but also of the quality provision.
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