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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
Rann Na Feirste Gaeltacht Contae Dún na nGall
Rann Na Feirste Gaeltacht Contae Dún na nGall On the 11th of May 2026 39 of the pupils of St Francis NS’ 6th class went up for a five day residential trip in Ranafast in County Donegal. The ...
Basketball friendly v St Fursey’s
The best basketball tournament of the year! (so far) The whole of Sixth Class was buzzing. Everyone was getting ready to play against St. Furseys N.S, our close rivals. Boys and girls erupting in excitement, chatting nervously with their friends ...
New Basketball Kits from the Re-Turn Fundraiser
This year the St. Francis Basketball Team decided to get new basketball kits from Spalding. On the 25th of march the new kits arrived. They had been paid for through the return bottle system that students had been donating to, ...
School News
Public Speaking Competition 2026
Today we held the finals of the St Francis NS Public Speaking Competition. Pupils from 4th, 5th and 6th Classes learned in class about structuring a short talk and they all prepared their own piece to perform in front of ...
National Scratch Coding Champion
We are thrilled that 5th Class pupil, Leo, came first place in his age categoy at the The National Scratch Competition held in Limerick yesterday. The competition is open to students in primary and second level schools in Ireland, ...
Green Flag Award Ceremony for our 9th Flag
We are delighted to have had Patrick Black and Matthew Woods form 6th class represent the school at the Green Flag Award Ceremony today in the Fairways. It is is our 9th award , this one for Global Citizenshp - ...
