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Blackwater Community School

Coordinates: 52°08′06″N 7°56′24″W / 52.1350°N 7.9399°W / 52.1350; -7.9399
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Blackwater Community School
Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire
Address
Map
Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, County Waterford

P51 N472

Coordinates52°08′06″N 7°56′24″W / 52.1350°N 7.9399°W / 52.1350; -7.9399
Information
Former names
  • Lismore CBS
  • Presentation Convent, Lismore
  • St Anne’s Secondary School, Cappoquin
TypeCommunity school
MottoLatin: Sapientia et Scientia
(Wisdom and Knowledge)
DenominationMultidenominational
FoundedSeptember 2003[1]
PrincipalDenis Ring[2]
GenderMixed
Enrollment869[3]
NicknameBCS
Websitehttps://www.blackwatercs.com/

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]

History

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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]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b "School History". Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford.
  2. ^ "Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co Waterford - The Irish Times Feeder Schools". www.irishtimes.com.
  3. ^ "BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Blackwater Community School". Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford.
  5. ^ "Blackwater Community School, Post Primary School, Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, Co Waterford, 05853620". www.irelandstats.com.
  6. ^ Kearns, Aoife (27 September 2020). "Four Waterford schools make 'Sunday Times Top 400 Schools List'". WLR. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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