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Fairview Primary School is situated at the end of Hillmount Avenue , just off the Rashee Road in Ballyclare, County Antrim . We are celebrating our 31st 'birthday' this year having opened our doors for the first in September, 1980 with only six staff and approximately 100 pupils. This year we are pleased to have a total enrolment of over 500 pupils and 23 teaching staff. We hope that you take the time to explore our website and get a little insight into what goes on in our school. If you wish to find out more about our school, or perhaps even to visit us, then simply email us or telephone us on 028 93352094

Fairview Primary School has 22 fully equipped classrooms comprising of 3 classes in each year group and a Special Educational Needs teaching area. We are a very well resourced school due to the support from our Parent Teacher Association (P.T.A.) and the North Eastern Education and Library Board. We have an extremely supportive P.T.A. who organise and manage several fundraising events each year and raise money to help us buy new books, teaching materials and equipment for our children.Thanks to our PTA, every classroom in the school now has an Interactive Whiteboard which our pupils and staff are utilising to enhance all teaching and learning experiences fully.

We are all very proud of our school and our experienced staff are committed to delivering high quality education to all our children. The aim in this school is to provide our pupils with a curriculum which is broad and balanced and supports their physical, emotional, moral and social development. We believe our children feel happy and safe within their school environment. We aim to provide a secure and caring environment and encourage each individual child to strive to do their best, in their education, their sports, their music and all their other activities. Our main aim is to maximise each child's potential.

Fairview Primary School offers many extra-curricular activities during the course of the school year. We have several sporting clubs, all run by qualified teaching staff and supported by some external agencies. We offer football, rugby, cricket, hockey and netball. We also offer other non-sporting clubs such as Scripture Union, Art & Craft, Speech & Drama and Lego Technic.

Music is given a high priority in our school. We have two choirs and and an orchestra who have won many prestigious competitions over the past decade. The senior choir, under the direction of Mr. Ford and Mrs. Penney, earned the title of "UTV School Choir of the Year" in 2003. This was a tremendous achievement by our pupils and music teachers and we are all still very proud of them. In 2010 we were shortlisted in the final 6 choirs for the BBC School Choir of the Year which included schools from Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. This was another excellent achievement. Our orchestra is directed by Mrs. Susan Gillan. We also have three peripatetic music teachers who offer tuition on stringed, woodwind and brass instruments. Over the last few years, both choirs and the orchestra have won many awards in the local Ballyclare Music Festival, Carrickfergus Music Festival and Larne Music Festival.

We hope this gives you a brief insight into our school. Please feel free to browse through the various links to the left to find out more about us. If you require any further information or would like to get in touch with us please email or telephone (028) 93352094.

**PURPOSE OF OUR SITE**

Within our Web Site, Fairview Primary School aims to:
• provide useful information about the life and work of our school;
• celebrate our children's work by sharing it with all our visitors;
• celebrate our children's achievements, both inside and outside of school;
• provide teachers, parents and children with useful links and information to extend learning opportunities;
• share good practice