St Mary’s Nursery Unit and Primary School

St Mary’s Nursery Unit and Primary School provides a caring, welcoming environment

IF you are considering which Nursery or Primary School is your number one preference, St Mary’s Primary School and Nursery Unit, Killyclogher, has extensive educational and extra curricular provision to offer.

St Mary’s is a highly-regarded and popular Catholic school, in which high standards are expected and achieved. From Nursery upwards, the school is rightly proud of its child centred education and academic excellence which focuses on early intervention to address any needs.

With extensive, purpose-built, modern nursery and primary school facilities indoors and outdoors, wellequipped ICT-rich classrooms, stimulating play spaces, excellent standards of positive behaviour, opportunities to learn another language, programmes to develop sports and musical skills, school trips and after school clubs for extra-curricular activities, the school has much to offer – including participation in a wide range of competitions. As the St Mary’s Nursery Unit is not ‘standalone’, parents often report that the transition to Year One is smoother for children who attend.

The size of the school can also be a supportive factor when children move onwards to post primary as pupils are used to extensive facilities, having female and male teachers and learning in a larger environment. The school is also well-positioned to deliver teaching and learning remotely through a school-wide online classroom community, using Microsoft Teams in Years One to Seven, and ‘Seesaw’ in Nursery, a key consideration for parents at the present time.

St Mary’s also offers an affordable wraparound service co-ordinated by school staff, with Early Drop-off Clubs from 8.15am, Breakfast Club from 8.30am, and a broad range of extracurricular activities each day until 5pm. Vice principal, Niall McKenna, commented, “Every parent knows what they want for their child, and if a high standard of education is top of your list, St Mary’s Primary School and Nursery Unit, Killyclogher, provides this. We serve our families by providing the highest possible quality of education in a safe, secure, happy, caring and stimulating environment.”

The school’s highly-dedicated staff works closely with parents to give each child the best possible start in their education, as principal, Mrs Carole McAuley, described. “In St Mary’s, we are proud of how the teachers, parents and wider school community work together in partnership, in the best interests of each child,” she said. “This is a welcoming school, with plenty of opportunity for parents to get involved in school life and to experience our strong community atmosphere – which we feel adds greatly to our provision. Our curriculum and extra-curricular activities develop the whole child and we take pride in the school’s high standards and continuing strong results. While St Mary’s cannot open to prospective parents at this time to provide a chance for you to see our excellent facilities and experience our friendly environment in person, we look forward to receiving your application for Nursery or Year One.”