Two Ballymena schools have qualified for the finals of the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz, following the Mid and East Antrim area heat held on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Adair Arms.
St. Colmcille’s Primary School emerged as the winner. Team members included Amy McCambridge, Leon Convery, Luke Walford, and Joanne McDonnell. They were followed by Ballykeel PS and St. Mary’s PS, Bellaghy.
The top two schools will now compete against 20 other teams in the NI final, which will take place at the NI Fire & Rescue Training Centre in Belfast in February. This year, the competition for P7 pupils received a significant boost thanks to a Department for Infrastructure Road Safety Grant, allowing the quiz to run across all 11 council areas for the first time.
Organised by Road Safe NI, the quiz aims to promote road safety awareness among primary school children, a vulnerable road user group. The quiz covers road safety, road signs, and general knowledge.
All participants signed the Department of Infrastructure’s Share the Road to Zero pledge, and took home a certificate and a road safety booklet. After all heats, the quiz questions will be made available to primary schools for classroom use.
Mr Peter Kearney , P7 Teacher at St.Colmcille’s PS, said
“We are delighted to win the Mid and East Antrim area heat of the NI Road Safety quiz. It is vital that all children receive Road Safety education. The School’s Road Safety Quiz is a fantastic initiative and all involved should be congratulated. It also lends itself very well to implementation within schools and will provide a novel and interesting approach to reinforce and consolidate the important message of safety on our roads.
