School History
Original School
The first National School was built in Dunderrow in 1841, shortly after Lord Stanley’s reform introduced State education in Ireland.
Located at the Doon it was a one roomed building shared by two teachers.
In 1933 a new two roomed school building was built at Horsehill More. In 1980 a prefabricated classroom was added to accomodate a third teacher. In 1996 there were 100 pupils on roll. The local community now felt that a new school was required to meet the growing enrolment needs of the area.
Present Day
The new school is situated on a 2 acre landscaped site with two all-weather playgrounds at Leighmoneymore. This 4 mainstream permanent classrooms school was completed in 2000.
In 2007 funding was received from the Department of Education & Science to extend the school to an 8 mainstream permanent classroom school to accommodate the growing numbers.
In 2013 work began on a new extension for 1 additional mainstream classroom and 1 learning support room at the rear of the school, which was completed in February 2014.
In 2022 we opened our Autism Classroom. Funding from the Department of Education & Skills was received for a new modular prefab for the classroom.
We currently have 9 Permanent Classrooms, Staff Room, 2 Learning Support Rooms, 1 Resource Room, 1 Sensory Room, General Purpose Room, Principal’s Office, Secretary’s Office, Safe Room, P.E. Store.
We have now developed a center of excellence and learning to meet the needs of our growing young population
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