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St. Mary's Primary School
Beechfield Pk, Newcastle BT33 0BD
Principal: Mrs D Flanagan
028 4372 3730
St. Mary's Primary School, located in Newcastle, is the largest primary school in the parish. The school is currently located on 2 sites at Beechfield Park (Junior School ) and Shanslieve Drive (Senior School). Plans have been approved to expand facilities at the Beechfield Park site by providing a number of new classrooms. When this work is complete, the junior and senior schools will be amalgamated on the Beechfield Park site. St. Mary's caters for children from 4 to 11 years and teaches the revised National Curriculum as laid down by the Department of Education. St. Mary's provides a Christian Education of the highest quality in the Roman Catholic tradition.
St. Mary's is a mixed school with an enrolment of 333 boys and girls in 7 classes and 53 boys and girls in a Nursery Unit.
The school has a very active Parents Association which runs a number of events annually including a Book Fair, Fun/Sports Day and First Communion Party.
Enrolment: Forms are available from the school Secretary for St. Mary's Primary School and Nursery Unit
St. Joseph's Primary School
Carnacaville, Newcastle
Principal: Mr F McCormack
028 437 22185
St. Joseph's Primary School, located on the Carnacaville Road approximately 2 miles north of Newcastle, is the 2nd largest primary school in the parish. The school caters mostly for children from families who live on the north and north east side of Newcastle.
St. Joseph's caters for children from 4 to 11 years and teaches the revised National Curriculum as laid down by the Department of Education. St. Joseph's provides a Christian Education of the highest quality in the Roman Catholic tradition.
St. Joseph's is a mixed school with an enrolment of 146 boys and girls in 7 classes .
Enrolment: Forms are available from the school Secretary .
St. Patrick's Primary School
Burrenreagh Road, Castlewellan
Principal: Mr J Hunt
Telephone: 028 437 78593
St. Patrick's Primary School, is located in the rural area between the village of Bryansford and Castlewelan, approximately 3 miles north of Newcastle. It is the smallest primary school in the parish. The school caters mostly for children from families who live on the north and north west side of the parish.
St. Patrick's caters for children from 4 to 11 years and teaches the revised National Curriculum as laid down by the Department of Education. St. Joseph's provides a Christian Education of the highest quality in the Roman Catholic tradition.
St. Patrick's is a mixed school with an enrolment of 53 boys and girls in 3 classes .
St. Malachy's High School
3 Dublin road, Castlewellan, Co Down BT31 9AG
Principal: Nuala Cunningham, B.Sc.,BA,M.Ed.,M.Sc(Ed.Mgt.)
Telephone: 028 4377 8255
St Malachys High School is a co-educational school for pupils aged 11 18 years. Students are offered a wide and varied curriculum and a rich extra-curricular programme in a new, highly resourced, purpose built school. St. Malachy's provides a Christian Education of the highest quality in the Roman Catholic tradition.
A new £12m school building for St Malachy's High School, Castlewellan was officially opened on 23 June 2000 by the Bishop of Down and Connor, the Most Reverend Patrick Walsh DD and the Bishop of Dromore, the Most Reverend John McAreavey DD.
Staff in St Malachys are totally committed to achieving the maximum potential of each pupil and preparing them for adult life in the new millenuim.
For further information, please contact the Principal or any of the other members of staff.
