News

Please click on the ‘Read more’ tab to view a selection of images from our students artwork.  

Best of luck to our three TY groups with their amazing entries to the 2019 Junk Kouture competition.

Please click on the links attached to view the timetables for the 2019 State Examinations

Donal Walsh was a young Kerry teenager who gave great hope and inspiration to countless young people before dying from cancer in 2013.

Well done to our 1st and 2nd year Boys Basketball teams who both had good wins today against Ballinrobe CS.

BCS 6:08 – Roscommon CBS 3:02 
Ballyhaunis CS took on a fancied Roscommon CBS side today in the Connaught Junior Camogie semi-final.

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the tragic passing of our dear friend and colleague Anne Grogan

Please click on the ‘Read more’ tab to view a selection of images from the recent TY Movie Making Workshop.

Congratulations to all of our students on receiving their Congratulations to all of our students on receiving their JPII and Papal Cross Certificates.

Over the past week TY students and their Geography teacher Ms. Varden were busy fundraising for #letsmakeithappen, a campaign organised by Ms. Nicole Loughlin.  Nicole is fundraising to build a two classroom post primary school in Malawi.

Transition Year students took part in three Amnesty International workshops on ‘Stories of refugees’ and ‘Stories of welcome’.

Congratulations to the following past pupils of BCS who recently received Entrance Scholarship Awards based on their excellent Leaving Certificate results.

Over the past week T.Y students and their Geography teacher Ms. Varden were busy fundraising for #letsmakeithappen, a campaign organised by Ms. Nicole Loughlin.

Congratulations to our Equestrian team of Holly Gallagher, Clodagh Waldron, Isabel Henry and Andrea Doherty who finished a superb third place in the Equestrian Inter-Schools event on Sunday at Barnacarroll Equestrian. Many thanks to Chef d’Equipe

Our TY students are organising a Christmas ‘Jumper day’ on Friday December 21st. All proceeds will go to the Galway Simon Community.

Well done to all of our students & staff who competed in our recent 5km walk/run.

Our TY students enjoyed a fascinating Forensic Science workshop on Tuesday, hosted by CSI-Experience.ie.

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.

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.

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.

Junior Camogie Congratulations to our Junior Camogie team who had a comprehensive victory over the Presentation Secondary School Tuam, on Friday, by a scoreline of

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 recent graduate of BCS, Roisin Cassidy, who received the prestigious NUIG Excellence Scholarship Award 2018.

Well done to Aoife Doherty & Hannah Waldron who were presented with the National University J.E. Cairns School of Business & Economics Junior Certificate Business 2018 Award

Brilliant news from the recent Irish Schools Athletics meet in Glasgow recently.

Unfortunately, we have had to make some alterations to our School Calendar.

Semester 1 exams start on Tuesday 13th November.

Congratulations to Mr Ginty’s 1st and 2nd Year Boys Basketball teams who both had their second victory in quick succession on Monday. 1st Years defeated St. Brendan’s, Belmullet 17-14 while 2nd Years defeated St. Coleman’s, Claremorris 15-12.

Please click on the ‘Read more’ tab to view a selection of images from the TY Horse Riding course which takes place at the Equestrian