Location

Ballykeigle Primary School, built in 1951, is a rural school, charmingly situated in the country overlooking Strangford Lough in the town land of Ballykeel. It is ideally placed, as it is 3 miles from Ballygowan, 3 miles from Comber and 5 miles from Killinchy. The school bus collects children who reside en route from Comber to Lisbane and Ballykeigle with a link - up service from Killinchy, Balloo, Kilmood and Drumreagh areas.

The accommodation consists of 3 classrooms, one of which is a mobile classroom, an assembly hall / dining - room, kitchen, staff - room, Principal's office, secretary's office and small library area. Boys' and girls' cloakrooms are situated at each end of a wide corridor

Outdoors, the school has spacious grounds which consists of a large tarmacadam playground and large landscaped lawns which provide much space for play and games.

The school has a teaching Principal with two assistant teachers and one part-time Reading Recovery teacher. Ancillary staffing consists of a part-time secretary, a Y.1 classroom assistant, two meals supervisors, meal server and caretaker / cleaner.