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Welcome to St Francis National School
St Francis NS is located in Blackrock, County Louth. We were established in 2007 and we are now an 18 class Primary School, with 2 classes per year and two Special Autism Classes. We are a vibrant and supportive community and we strive to bring out the best in every child, working alongside parents to achieve this aim.

Pupils
Pupils’ News
St. Francis N.S Visited By The Red Cross
In March of 2025 students from 6th class were visited by The Red Cross to learn a series of helpful and life saving manoeuvres for example CPR, choking and How to use a Defibrillator on adults, children and even babies! ...
Student Adventures With Scientific Sue!
Mohamed making his iron coin! On the 3rd of March, Students from 6th class and on the 21st of march students from 3rd class had the privilege to experience a grand lecture from DKIT by a wonderful presenter ...
Engineers Ireland Quiz Winners!
4 students from St. Francis N.S participated in a quiz tournament on the 28th of February in Dundalk Library, after a gruesome quiz they came out victorious landing them into the finals which is taking place in DKIT on the ...
School News
Sports Days June 2025
In the last week we have held the Junior and Senior Sports Days. Many thanks to Coach Lundy for organising such fun days for both the Junior and for the Senior ends of the school. And also a big thank ...
Dundalk Credit Union Poster Winners
Congratulations to the four pupils from St Francis NS who were placed in the Dundalk Credit Union Poster Competition. The theme this year was "Saving for Something Special", and there were over 800 entries from schools in the Dundalk area. ...