Annalong Primary School is an independent English-medium primary school located in the village of Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland. It caters for girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 from the village and its rural environs. There are 160 pupils as of 2006. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area. The nursery unit serving 26 children was opened in September, 2000.
The school's primary age enrolment fell from 194 in 1995/6 to 131 by 2002/3.
- Enrolment: 154 in 1998-99, 145 in 1999-2000, 136 in 2000-01, 136 in 2001-02, 131 in 2002-03
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