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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
Grandparent’s Day at St Francis
As part of Irish Catholic Schools Week we celebrated Grandparent's Day at St Francis in Wednesday 21st January. Due to our numbers and the shortage of space, we were unfortunately not able to extend an invitation to every grandparent to ...
6th Class Visit to Dundalk Museum
Introduction 6th class pupils recently went to the Dundalk museum to learn about a variety of historic artefacts and construct a small St. Brigids cross accessory that would later be put on to a large cross on display in the ...
Lily’s Special Night
Lily’s Special Night By Sophie Talbot and Fiadh McDonald THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW!!! The one night a year that kids can stay up late without an argument with their parents. For Lily O’Hare in 4th class B this ...
School News
AGM of Parent’ Association
Save The Date The AGM of our Parents' Association will take place on Wednesday 22nd October at 7pm in the school. All parents of pupils enrolled at St Francis are automatically members of our PA. We appreciate it is not ...
Communion Couture
Following on from the success of last years "Communion Couture" event, the Parent's Associations of St Francis NS, St Fursey's NS and St Oliver Plunkett NS have decided to repeat the event this year. If you have a Communion outfit ...
Flag Day: 10th October 2025
Our Annual Flag Day is taking place on Friday 10th October 2025. We will have volunteers collecting at various locations in Blackrock and Dundalk, and pupils will be doing a gate collection at drop of and pick up time. Please ...
