A teacher will appear in court next year to contest a charge of fraud relating to an extended schools programme.
Collette Ward (31) is accused of falsely representing the number of hours she spent working in the programme at St Joseph's College in south Belfast, resulting in an overpayment of £14,250.
Ms Ward, from Ballyquillan Road in Crumlin, is expected to appear at a contest hearing in January.
She has been accused of breaching the Fraud Act by dishonestly making a false representation with the intention to make a gain for herself, or to cause loss to another.
Ms Ward faces a charge of falsely representing the number of hours she worked when completing returns in respect of the extended schools programme at St Joseph's, a non-selective secondary school which educates about 600 pupils.
The charge relates to the period between April 2010 and March 2013 and the overpayment is estimated to be "£14,250 or thereabouts".
Extended schools provide for a range of services or activities outside the normal day to help meet the needs of nursery, primary, secondary and special school children as well as their parents, families and wider community. These include clubs, activities, classes and support for learning.
The Department of Education says its programme provides additional financial support to eligible schools "to help improve the life chances of children and young people particularly from deprived areas".
At court in Belfast yesterday, district judge Ken Nixon fixed a date for contest of January 20. Ms Ward was not present in court.
She remains registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland.
