Welcome to the News section of the website. I hope you find it interesting and useful in keeping you informed of the many events that happen in Victoria Park School.

• Northern Ireland School's Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships

  Mon 02 Mar 2026

  Yesterday, the Victoria Park Gymnastics Team competed in the Northern Ireland School's Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships at the Aurora Complex in Bangor. Fourteen girls from P5, P6 and P7 competed against very tough competition. Carys, Devon, Penny, Freya, Beth, Katie, Isla and Eloise all competed in the pairs section of the competition with excellent results. Lainey, Kora, Poppy, Mia, Gemma and Megan completed the group section as a team of 6. The girls represented Victoria Park Primary School superbly and have shown dedication, determination and sportsmanship in the weeks and months leading up to the competition. Well done girls! A massive thank you as well to Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Ellitson for an incredible amount of hard work preparing the girls for the championships and giving up part of their weekend to accompany the team. They also put a lovely video together from the competition:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcjWHolXgcs

  

• Medics in Primary Schools initiative

  Wed 04 Feb 2026

  Our P7s have just completed their participation in the Medics in Primary Schools initiative with Queen's University medical students Catherine McCabe and Nashrah Qureshi. They visited the two classes every Thursday morning for the last three months to deliver a science and health education programme. We would like to thank Catherine and Nashrah for all their hard work and making learning about the human body so fun!

  

• P1 Open Day Promo Video

  Fri 19 Dec 2025

  We are pleased to be able to share our P1 Open Day promotional video with you. Do you have a child due to start P1 next year or know someone else who has? Then check this out for a glimpse into life at Victoria Park and what makes our school so special. Our P1 Open Day is on Wednesday 7th January 2026 11.00am-12.00pm.

   

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1OU_62GvY

• Ashfield Boys' Highschool Visit

  Fri 12 Dec 2025

  Our P7 boys had a fantastic time at AshfieldBoys'HS_Belfast this morning. They were learning to develop and create their own retro arcade game using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade with Mrs McConnell and Miss Mulholland from the school's ICT department. It was amazing what the boys achieved in a couple of hours. A massive thank you to Mr Lowe, the Head of ICT, for organising the session for us.

  

• Ashfield Girls’ Highschool Visit

  Fri 12 Dec 2025

  The P7 girls had a fabulous morning at Ashfield Girls’ High School as part of the first audience to watch their production of Mary Poppins. It was excellent. They also got to see a few familiar faces in the cast and chorus. We cannot thank Mrs Hanvey and the staff at Ashfield Girls enough for having us!

  

• Ice Skating Club

  Fri 12 Dec 2025

  Robyn from P7 was absolutely brilliant along with the other members of Dundonald Ice Skating Club in their production of A Million Dreams featuring songs from The Greatest Showman last week. Well done Robyn!

  

• Football Teams' Friendlies vs Braniel

  Mon 08 Dec 2025

  Congratulations to the two players of the match from the football teams' friendlies against Braniel on Tuesday. It was a very difficult decision for Mr Gullen but Jenson was his pick for controlling the midfield brilliantly and bringing his teammates into the match with superb passing. An excellent all round performance. Tanya had an equally impossible job selecting for the girls. She went with team captain, Carys, for leading by example throughout the game and scoring a superb hat-trick. Well done Jenson and Carys!

  

• Boys Football vs Stranmillis

  Sun 12 Oct 2025

  Like the girls, the boys' football team played their first match of the season on Tuesday against Stranmillis. The team featured a lot of new faces who came in and worked very hard for each other. Unfortunately the result didn't go our way, but one player in particular shone in a new position. Logan stepped in as goalkeeper and made a string of incredible and important saves, keeping Victoria Park in the game. Well done Logan on your player of the match performance.

  

• Girls Football - Liz Bryson Cup

  Tue 07 Oct 2025

  Despite a fantastic second half performance, our girls' football team just couldn't find the back of the net after conceding three late goals before half-time against St Patrick's in the first round of the BPSFA's Liz Bryson Cup this afternoon. Well done to coach Tanya and the whole team on a battling performance. They should take a lot of pride in their first outing of the new school year. Thanks to all the parents who came down to support the girls.

   

  And congratulations to Georgia, player of the match in the girls' cup tie against St Patrick's. Calm and assured in defence, she also tried to get forward at every opportunity. An outstanding performance.

  

• Medics In Primary Schools Initiative

  Wed 05 Feb 2025

  Our P7s have just completed their participation in the Medics in Primary Schools initiative with Queen's University medical students James McMullen and Rochella McCallan. They visited the two classes every Thursday morning for the last three months to deliver a science and health education programme. We would like to thank James and Rochella for all their hard work and making learning about the human body so fun!