As part of Wellbeing Week next week the school will be hosting a competition based on the Five Ways of Wellbeing. The Five Ways of Wellbeing are Give, Connect, Be Active, Keep Learning, and Take Notice. If you are interested in taking part in the competition please read the details below. This information can also be found on the school website and on the various notice boards around the school.

Finally a big thank you to all the Transition Year students who helped c…

Please click on the link attached to view the schedule for the Semester 1 exams which start on Tuesday 13th November.

Semester 1 Exams 2018

Unfortunately, we have had to make some alterations to our School Calendar. Monday 19th November will now be an ordinary school day for all as the In-service scheduled for that day has been changed to Tuesday 27th. The 6th Year P/T Meeting will now take place on the 21/11/19. The 3rd Year P/T Meeting will now take place on the 29/11/18. The school will be closed Monday 3rd December as indicated earlier in the year. On Wednesday, January 9th 2019, there is another In-service for staff and student…

Brilliant news from the recent Irish Schools Athletics meet in Glasgow recently. The Irish School team of which Niamh O’Neill is a member, finished 2nd behind England with Scotland 3rd. Niamh gave brilliant performances in all her events. 1.53 high jump; 8.2 in 60m hurdles. 5.38 long jump. Well done Niamh from all at BCS!

Well done to Aoife Doherty & Hannah Waldron, last year’s Junior Certificate students, who were presented with the National University J.E. Cairns School of Business & Economics Junior Certificate Business 2018 Award at a ceremony in NUIG in association with the BSTAIfor achieving an A grade in Business Studies as part of their Junior Certificate examinations. The girls are pictured with their Business Studies teacher Bernie Osgood & Prof. John McHale, Dean of Business & Economics…

Congratulations to recent graduate of BCS, Roisin Cassidy, who received the prestigious NUIG Excellence Scholarship Award 2018. Roisin is studying Medicine in NUIG, we wish her all the best for the future.

Congratulations to our U-14 Girls Gaelic team who had an impressive victory recently over Dunmore by a score line of 7:19 – 6:04.

Congratulations to our Junior Camogie team who had a comprehensive victory over the Presentation Secondary School Tuam, on Friday, by a scoreline of 7-16 to 1-0.

Please click on the ‘Read more’ tab to view a selection of images from the recent TY trip to St. Brigit’s Gardens for a Global Goals workshop.

Please click on the ‘Read more’ tab to view a selection of images from the recent Transition Year bonding trip to Killary Adventure Centre in Leenane, Co. Galway.

Aaron Dee (6th year) and Caragh Kilcoyne Burke (3rd year) are pictured receiving the Cycle Against Suicide Ambassador Award wall plaque from Minister of State Helen McEntee. This awards ceremony took place in the Honorable Society of Kings Inns in Dublin recently. Aaron and Carragh were accompanied by teachers Ms Phillips and Mr. Shannon. All four are members of the Amber Flag Committee in BCS, which organises initiatives to promote positive mental health in the school. Minister McEntee served a…

Please click on the ‘Read more’ tab to view a selection of images from our recent Leaving Certificate Construction Studies projects.