Delight as primary school celebrates official opening of new £3m building

Pupils and staff at a Derry primary school are celebrating the opening of a new £3 million building.

The new building at Eglinton Primary School was officially opened by Education Minister Peter Weir..

Each of the new classrooms is fully equipped with an extensive range of modern teaching resources including enhanced ICT wireless provision where staff and pupils have access to touch screens, Chromebooks, iPads and an interactive whiteboard along with audio visual equipment.

The new building also includes a medical inspection room, a hygiene room and a modern staffroom.

The school caters for 392 pupils and has eight classrooms clustered around an internal courtyard providing natural light to the corridor, resource areas and library.

Lorna Blair, school principal, said they were delighted with the new facilities.

“This is a great day of celebration for the school community and I am delighted that the Minister has visited our school.“We are privileged to have a new facility with the latest educational resources and are very grateful to all those involved in the delivery of our new school building.”

Photo shows Education Minister Peter Weir (right) unveiling a plaque at the official opening of the new building. Included are, from left, Donna Vaughan, chairperson of the Board of Governors, Gavin Boyd, chief executive of the Education Authority, and Lorna Blair, principal.