Blackwater Community School
| Blackwater Community School | |
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Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire | |
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Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, County Waterford P51 N472 | |
| Coordinates | 52°08′06″N7°56′24″W / 52.1350°N 7.9399°W / 52.1350; -7.9399 |
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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 | 950[3] (2024) |
| Nickname | BCS |
| Website | www |
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 is the 146th public school in the county and the fourth largest school in the county by number of pupils.[5] In 2020, BCS was ranked 367th in The Sunday Times 'Best Schools Guide Top 400'.[6]
History
Blackwater 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]
The first phase of a large extension to the school, which commenced in 2021,[7][8] was completed in 2022.[9] Additional phases of development, including refurbishment of existing school buildings, were also undertaken.[10] The new campus was officially opened on 19 September 2025 by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.[11]
Extra-curricular activities
Sports undertaken at the school include athletics, soccer, hurling, camogie, Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football.[12] In 2008, the boys' hurling team won the All-Ireland PPS Senior B Hurling Championship, while the girls' camogie team won the All-Ireland C Colleges trophy.[13] The school's hurling team also won the Dean Ryan Cup in November 2011.[14]
Pupils have also previously represented the school at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.[15][16]
Notable alumni
- Jamie Barron (born 1993) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Kieran Bennett (born 1994) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Shane Bennett (born 1996) - Waterford senior hurler[18]
- Stephen Bennett (born 1995) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Iarlaith Daly (born 2000) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Darragh Fives (born 1992) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Shane Fives (born 1989) - Waterford senior hurler
- Mikey Kearney (born 1995) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Jayson Molumby (born 1999) - Republic of Ireland football player[19]
- Jack Prendergast (born 1998) - Waterford senior hurler[17]
- Maurice Shanahan (born 1990) - Waterford senior hurler[20]
References
- ^ ab"School History". blackwatercs.com. Blackwater Community School.
- ^"Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co Waterford - The Irish Times Feeder Schools". www.irishtimes.com.
- ^"Blackwater Community School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^"Homepage - Blackwater Community School". blackwatercs.com. Blackwater Community School.
- ^"Blackwater Community School, Post Primary School, Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, Co Waterford, 05853620". irelandstats.com.
- ^Kearns, Aoife (27 September 2020). "Four Waterford schools make 'Sunday Times Top 400 Schools List'". WLR. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^Ahern, John (3 June 2021). "Contracts signed at BCS in Lismore". The Avondhu. Retrieved 28 April 2025 – via pressreader.com.
- ^"€14 million Blackwater Community School expansion begins". The Avondhu. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^"Historic day for Blackwater Community School, Lismore". The Avondhu. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2025 – via pressreader.com.
- ^"Blackwater Community School". tobcon.ie. Tom O'Brien Construction. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^Foley, Kieran (18 September 2025). "Taoiseach to officially open new school building and sports campus in West Waterford". WLR FM. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^"Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular". blackwatercs.com. Blackwater Community School. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^McCrea, Michael (24 April 2009). "All Ireland Senior Colleges' Finals". camogie.ie. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
What a year it has been for the Blackwater Community School. In '08 they claimed the All Ireland C Colleges's trophy while their boys went on to win the All Ireland B hurling silverware
- ^Murphy, John (24 November 2011). "Bennett the ace as Blackwater record historic win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^"BT Young Scientist exhibition: Highly commended projects". Irish Times. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^"BT Young Scientist: Category Award winners". Irish Times. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ abcdefgAhern, John (10 December 2020). "Talent continues to flow at Blackwater Community School". The Avondhu. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^"Blackwater Community School". Dungarvan Observer. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^"Jayson Molumby takes 23rd Pat Noctor Award". Dungarvan Observer. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^"Early goal blast decisive for Blackwater". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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