| The school's catchment area encompasses the residential areas of Half Tree Hollow, New Ground, Sapper Way and Cleugh's Plain. The present building was officially opened as a primary school in 1949. In September 1988 it became a first school under a three-tier system of education, catering for pupils from 3 to 8 years. With a departmental change in the age of transfer in September 2000, the school now caters for pupils from 3 to 7 years.
The school celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1999. Half Tree Hollow First School has a non-paying, non-compulsory nursery attached and pupils can enter this in the September following their third birthday. Compulsory education starts a year later, and pupils spend a further 3 years in infant education.
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