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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
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 ...
2025 Debate Competition Victory!
Jessica, Mero and Eamon, the 6th Class A Debate Team who won the Finals of the Dundalk Schools District Inaugural Debate for the Sharon Durnin Cup. On the 14th February 2025, school pupils Jessica Cooney, Mero Ahmadi and ...
Grandparents Day 2025
On Wednesday 22nd February we will celebrate Grandparent's Day at St Francis NS. Grandparents will be remembered and celebrated in every class throughout the school. Grandparents of pupils in Senior Infants and 2nd classes are invited to join their ...
School News
Louth Athletic Champions
Congratulations to Cian, Noah, Conor and Jamie who returned from the Louth Athletics Championship in Bush this weekend with a full medal haul! Cian R (4 x Gold medals -long jump, javelin, 60M sprint, 600M distance) Noah M (2 ...
Feis Mhuirtheimhne
Congratulations to the pupils (2 from every class) who represented St Francis NS at the annual Feis Mhuirtheimhne (Irish poetry competition) at the Friary hall last Sunday. Special mention to Fiadh in Junior Infants A an Aoibhin in 4th Class ...
Attendance Awards: Spring term
This morning we held our Easter assemblies, with Junior Infant pupils presenting at the Junior assembly and 6th Class pupils at the senior assembly. Mrs Lawless gave out attendance awards for all pupils who have not missed a day of ...