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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what school closures are planned in Northern Ireland for each year in the period 2005 to 2012, broken down by (a) school type and (b) education board area. [223223] Mr. Gardiner: All proposals for school closures are subject to the formal Development Proposal process which ensures that all interested parties are consulted and have an opportunity to comment. There are currently three schools which are the subject of Development Proposals, two of which if approved would close in 2005 (ie Antiville and St. Mary's), with Tullymacarette Primary School scheduled to close in 2007. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of school Type Education and Library Board area Antiville Primary School Controlled primary North Eastern Tullymacarette Primary School Controlled primary Southern St. Mary's Primary School Maintained primary Western _________________________________________________________________________________________________. No decisions have yet been taken on any of these proposals. There are 29 other schools which have already been approved for amalgamations which will result in 12 replacement schools. Unless indicated to the contrary, these involve amalgamations into one new replacement school as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of schools Type Education and Library Board Estimated completion date area St. John's Primary School/St. Maintained primary Belfast 2005 Catherine's Primary School/St. Gall's Primary School Belfast Clough Primary School/Downshire Controlled primary South Eastern 2005 Primary School Hillsborough Primary Controlled primary South Eastern 2005 School/Newport Primary School Dervaghroy Primary Controlled primary Western 2005 School/Sixmilecross Primary School/The Hutton Primary School All Saints Primary School/St. Amalgamation into two North Eastern 2006 Mary's Primary School/St. maintained primary schools Joseph's Primary School/St. Louis Primary School Ballymena Charley Primary School/Lambeg Controlled primary South Eastern 2006 Primary School/Drumbo Primary School/Hillhall Primary School Annaghmore Primary Controlled primary Southern 2006 School/Tullyroan Primary School Burnfoot Primary School/Dungiven Controlled primary Western 2006 Primary School/Largy Primary School Coranny Primary School/Cornagague Maintained primary Western 2006 Primary School Limegrove Special School, Controlled special Western 2006 Limavady/Glasvey Special School, Ballykelly St. Patrick's Boys' Academy/St. Voluntary grammar Southern 2008 Patrick's Girls' Academy, Dungannon _________________________________________________________________________________________________. School authorities are expected to plan for the future level of provision needed and further closures are likely to occur in the period to 2012 as relevant authorities bring forward Development Proposals for approval.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1303-4W;432 c1302-4W; 223223

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Closures Northern Ireland Mergers Schools

Link

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