Blackwater Community School is committed to quality education and have organised annual student academic awards since our opening in 2003. We believe that it is very important to reward excellence in all its forms.  This award ceremony acknowledges the achievements of our Leaving Certificate students by rewarding students in their area of excellence with a Gold Medal or Scholarship Award. Such a scheme is dependent on the generosity of local businesses and school suppliers, whose financial support as Patrons makes such an event possible.

If you would like to consider becoming a patron of a Gold Medal or Career Scholarship please contact Maria O Brien at your earliest convenience at

<15>mariaobrien@blackwatercs.com for further information. 

CLARIFICATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

ON ABSENCE NOTE, SIGNING IN/OUT & LATE PROCEEDURES

LATE NOTE:  This applies to any student who is coming into school after the morning tutor meeting.  These notes should be put up on the app before the student signs in late in the office.

PERMISSION TO LEAVE:  If a student is in school and has to leave at any stage during the day either for an appointment or due to illness a permission to leave note is required to be put up on the app before the student is signed out by a parent/guardian at the office.  If a student is not returning on the same day no return time is required. Please note also that a child can only be collected by a Parent/Guardian.  If you wish someone other than a parent/guardian to collect your child a notification must be put up on the school app stating who is collecting them and the school must be contacted by phone on the day of collection also.

ABSENTEE FORM:   This can be entered on the app and is only used when a student is out for a full day or a number of days.

It is essential to complete these procedures as otherwise there may be errors in the attendance record of a student and may also affect the annual returns to TUSLA.   Please note that there are two rolls registered during the day, the first at tutor meeting and the second in the class after lunch break this may result in a text message being sent to parent/guardian if either one is missed by a student.

Our BCS gear can be purchased online at the O Neill's shop at the following link

O Neills online

Please read the attached letter

Timetables for ASSESSMENT and Reporting Cycle - ARC 1- starting week of November 18th are attached here