This planning guide, reflecting recent changes in the educational system in Ireland, offers guidelines for designing primary schools that need to provide additional space for the growing range of teaching and support services. It addresses increased sizes of general purpose rooms, extra floor area provision for classroom storage, administration, etc. in addition to space provisions for special tuition, home school liaison, resource teaching, and speech and language, including facilities for information technology. Concluding sections address the boiler house, circulation and social space, hardplay areas, ballcourt and pitches, car parking and set-down/pick-up areas, and site area and boundaries. (GR)