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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
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 ...
Two National Art Competition Winners From St. Francis!
Recently, St.Francis NS has had TWO national art competition winners. One of the winners Basheer Ahmed Avesh, in 6th class B, won the National Marine Spatial Planning Poster Competition Awards which gave €500 to the school for his absolutely amazing ...
School News
Geraldine’s seachtain na gaeilge Poster Competition
Geraldine's seachtain na gaeilge Poster Competition winners Our 5th & 6th class pupils recently entered a seachtain na gaeilge Poster Competition organised by the Irish Language & Cultural officer at the Geraldines GAA club. Congratulations to the ...
Bí Cineálta: Parent’s Survery
Launching Bí Cineálta (Be Kind) with the Student Council in 2024 As part of the Department of Education's commitment to preventing and addressing bullying in schools, they have developed a new set of guidelines and procedures which ...
World Book Day in Pictures
Celebrating World Book Day at St Francis NS - 6th March 2025