Blackwater Community School (Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire) (BCS) is a co-educational, multi-denominational community school in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.[4] The school offers Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes. It's the one hundred and forty sixth public school in the county and the fourth largest school in the county by number of pupils.[5][failed verification] In 2020 BCS was ranked 367th in The Sunday Times 'Best Schools Guide Top 400'.[6]
| Blackwater Community School Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire | |
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Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, County Waterford P51 N472 | |
| Coordinates | 52°08′06″N 7°56′24″W / 52.1350°N 7.9399°W |
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| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Latin: Sapientia et Scientia (Wisdom and Knowledge) |
| Denomination | Multidenominational |
| Founded | September 2003[1] |
| Principal | Denis Ring[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrollment | 869[3] |
| Nickname | BCS |
| Website | https://www.blackwatercs.com/ |
History
editBlackwater Community School is an amalgamation of three local schools: Lismore CBS, Presentation Convent, Lismore and St Anne’s Secondary School, Cappoquin. It was opened in September 2003 with a student population of 400 students.[1]
Alumni
edit- Kieran Bennett (born 1994) - Waterford senior hurler
- Shane Bennett (born 1996) - Waterford senior hurler
- Stephen Bennett (born 1995) - Waterford senior hurler
- Iarlaith Daly (born 2000) - Waterford senior hurler
- Darragh Fives (born 1992) - Waterford senior hurler
- Shane Fives (born 1989) - Waterford senior hurler
- Mikey Kearney (born 1995) - Waterford senior hurler
- Jayson Molumby (born 1999) - Republic of Ireland football player
- Jack Prendergast (born 1998) - Waterford senior hurler
- Maurice Shanahan (born 1990) - Waterford senior hurler
References
edit- ^ a b "School History". Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford.
- ^ "Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co Waterford - The Irish Times Feeder Schools". www.irishtimes.com.
- ^ "BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Blackwater Community School". Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford.
- ^ "Blackwater Community School, Post Primary School, Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, Co Waterford, 05853620". www.irelandstats.com.
- ^ Kearns, Aoife (27 September 2020). "Four Waterford schools make 'Sunday Times Top 400 Schools List'". WLR. Retrieved 3 February 2021.