Ethos
At Ballycarry Primary School we provide a friendly and welcoming environment where every child feels safe and happy.
We promote excellent standards of behaviour by facilitating a caring and respectful environment.
Our dedicated and enthusiastic staff foster a love of learning by providing high quality teaching. We empower all children to reach their full potential and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Vision
Our vision is to be a thriving school at the heart of the community, developing happy, confident learners who believe in themselves and persevere in order to succeed in reaching their full potential.

Values
H honesty
E equality
A acting with kindness
R respect
T taking responsibility

Mission Statement
• To provide an environment where all children feel safe, happy and secure.
• To build positive relationships to ensure that everyone feels that they belong and are valued.
• To develop self-belief, independence and perseverance.
• To know our children well as individuals and to encourage their unique talents and interests.
• To provide a variety of experiences to encourage the development of a lively, enthusiastic and inquiring attitude to learning.
• To provide a broad and balanced curriculum which will be challenging, cater for the full range of abilities within the school and enable the pupils to experience success.
• To prepare children for the next stage of their education.
• To develop a positive home/school partnership which encourages parental involvement and recognises the importance of working together.
• To provide opportunities for the pupils to have an interest in and involvement with the local community.
• To effectively communicate the ethos, vision and values of the school within the local community.