A West Belfast primary school has took to the polling station to cast their votes on who should lead their school council.
Children from St Kieran's PS, in Poleglass, have spent weeks preparing and delivering their manifestos, and highlighting changes they would like to see in their school.
On Friday, the school hall was transformed into a polling station, with all normal aspects of a real election taken into account.
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Speaking to Belfast Live, teachers are the school said: "We are really proud of the pupils, who have worked so hard during this election campaign.
"They voted for who they thought should go through to the school council team on Friday, and we hope to deliver those results during next week's school assembly. We were also delighted to welcome Lord Mayor Tina Black to our school, to talk to the pupils about their manifestos and their visions for the school."
Speaking to the children on Friday morning, Lord Mayor Tina Black said she was "blown away" by St Kieran's, and the preparations that had gone into making the school council elections go so smoothly.
St Kieran’s was established in the mid-1980s in the Poleglass area. The school is co-educational and currently has almost 400 pupils in 17 classes. They also have a nurture unit and three learning support units catering for pupils in P1, P2 & P3; P4 & P5; P5 to P7.
Principal Philip Fusco described the school as "a place of fun, laughter, learning and a willingness to succeed".
He said: "Children are happy here. They feel safe, secure and able to express themselves. We aim to build a place full of positivity and opportunity. Staff thrive on the challenge of creating the highest standards of learning and pastoral care."
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