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Portadown Integrated Primary School (PIPS) was opened in 1990 in Chambers Park RFC - in some portacabins in the car-park. It had a very small number of pupils at first - i think around 20-30, and lunch was actually held in the rugby changing rooms!!. The head teacher was Mrs Maghee. |
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After growing quite rapidly, it moved to a new semi-perminant building around 1992 (?) in kernan - near the hospital. There are currently ~223 pupils enrolled. |
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It was opened by/supported by NICIE - [http://www.nicie.org The Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education ] |
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According to [http://www.cain.ulster.ac.uk/csc/reports/fraser99.htm 'In the Frame' ] it was a grant maintained integrated primary school, which means it comes under the direct authority of the Department of Education for Northern freland (DENI). I think for the first few years it was not directly funded by any education authority. |
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== See Also == |
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[[List_of_Integrated_Schools_in_Northern_Ireland]] |
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[[Integrated_Education]] |
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== External Links == |
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[http://www.killicomaine.co.uk/primary/pips/ Portadown Integrated Primary School - Not much on this] |
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[http://www.nicie.org/schools/schools_details.asp?id=37 NICIE page on PIPS] |
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Revision as of 04:46, 3 March 2006
Portadown Integrated Primary School (PIPS) was opened in 1990 in Chambers Park RFC - in some portacabins in the car-park. It had a very small number of pupils at first - i think around 20-30, and lunch was actually held in the rugby changing rooms!!. The head teacher was Mrs Maghee.
After growing quite rapidly, it moved to a new semi-perminant building around 1992 (?) in kernan - near the hospital. There are currently ~223 pupils enrolled.
It was opened by/supported by NICIE - The Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education According to 'In the Frame' it was a grant maintained integrated primary school, which means it comes under the direct authority of the Department of Education for Northern freland (DENI). I think for the first few years it was not directly funded by any education authority.
See Also
List_of_Integrated_Schools_in_Northern_Ireland