St Teresa's Primary School

Our school is a happy, family environment, hardworking and successful. The child is at the centre of everything we do. Our whole school community shares one common goal – to do the very best for all children in our care. We are a co-educational maintained primary school and we seek to educate within a caring, Catholic ethos. We welcome children of all faiths whose beliefs are respected. Our school caters largely for the children of St.Teresa’s Parish and we work closely with St. Teresa’s Nursery School, St Teresa’s Youth Club and with the many grammar and secondary schools to which the Year Seven children transfer.

Our school has a long tradition of academic achievement, and children are encouraged to achieve their best through a broad and challenging curriculum. We hope that you find our website informative and interesting. It is intended to offer you some information about life in St. Teresa’s. It outlines what we stand for and what we offer your child. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have questions or queries about any information.
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Additionally Please read the Schools School Development Plan for 2017-21, which will outline the key priorities for development in our school over the next four years. This includes a transitional year as a result of the impact of Covid-19. This document outlines our school visionary framework and will drive all school improvements during that three year period. We have also included a child-friendly version of the plan which was created by our very own Student Council so that the children of our school understand what we are all trying to develop in our school.

We at St Teresa’s pride ourselves on our strong Pastoral Care and Child Protection policies and procedures. We see ourselves as developing relationships with children and parents that are built on mutual trust to foster learning in an environment where children feel happy, safe and secure.

St Teresa’s National school was opened in 1911. There were 73 pupils and four teachers (2 men and 2 women). St Teresa’s church and school at that time belonged to the parish of Derriaghy and it remained a small country school until the first housing estate Andersontown Park was built