Blackwater Community School

Blackwater Community School
Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire
Address
Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, County Waterford

P51 N472

Coordinates52°08′06″N 7°56′24″W / 52.1350°N 7.9399°W / 52.1350; -7.9399
Information
Former names
  • Lismore CBS
  • Presentation Convent, Lismore
  • St Anne’s Secondary School, Cappoquin
TypeCommunity school
MottoLatin: Sapientia et Scientia
(Wisdom and Knowledge)
DenominationMultidenominational
FoundedSeptember 2003
PrincipalDenis Ring
GenderMixed
Enrollment950 (2024)
NicknameBCS
Websitewww.blackwatercs.com

Blackwater Community School (Irish: Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire) (BCS) is a co-educational, multi-denominational community school in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. The school offers Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes. It is the 146th public school in the county and the fourth largest school in the county by number of pupils. In 2020, BCS was ranked 367th in The Sunday Times 'Best Schools Guide Top 400'.