Blackwater Community School
| Blackwater Community School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Former names | Lismore CBS
Presentation Convent, Lismore St Anne’s Secondary School, Cappoquin |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Sapientia et Scientia |
| Denomination | Multidenominational |
| Founded | September 2003[1] |
| Principal | Denis Ring[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrollment | 774[2] |
| Nickname | BCS |
| Website | https://www.blackwatercs.com/ |
Blackwater Community School (Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire) is a co-educational, multi-denominational community school in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.[3] The school offers Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes. It's the one hundred and forty sixth Public School in the county and according to official data on fourth position in the county arranged by number of pupils.[4] In 2020 BCS was ranked 367th in The Sunday Times 'Best Schools Guide Top 400'.[5]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "School History". Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford.
- ^ a b "Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co Waterford - The Irish Times Feeder Schools". www.irishtimes.com.
- ^ "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.