St. Mary's NS Ballygarrett 
Parents’ Association
The school has an active Parents’ Association, which is affiliated to the National Parents’ Council.
The aims of the Parents’ Association are:
- To represent the views of the parents.
- To inform parents of developments in education.
- To foster co-operation between parents, teachers and school management.
All parents / guardians of children in the school are automatically members of our Parents’ Association. The officers and committee for 2019-2020 school year are as follows:
| Chairperson: Amanda Byrne | Vice Chairperson: Davina Deloughry | Secretary:Vera Quinn | Joint Treasurer:Sinéad Adamson & Clair Kennedy |
The following are some of the annual events and undertakings organised and/or sponsored by the PA.
- Halloween Disco
- Cake Sales and Raffles
- Shoebox Appeal
- Handwriting & Art Competitions
- Drug Awareness Talk
- Shielbaggan Outing for 6th Class
- Grandparents Day
- Yearbook presentation to 6th class on graduation.
