Gort Community School (Irish: Pobalscoil Ghort Inse Guaire) is a secondary school in Gort in County Galway, Ireland. Founded in 1995,[1] as of 2023, the school had over 900 pupils enrolled and the principal was Brian Crossan.[2]
Denis Corry was principal in 2010 when an extension, called the Noone Building, was opened and included new dressing rooms, a music room, a career guidance suite and an oratory.[3] In 2022, the design for a further extension was approved by the Department of Education, and was projected to include new class rooms, special education rooms, science laboratories and general purpose and fitness areas.[4]
In 2022, the school was included in the top 10 shortlist of the "supporting healthy lives" category of the "World's Best School Prizes" program.[5]
Alumni
- Lisa McInerney (b. 1981) - novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor and screenwriter
- Niall Donohue (1990-2013) - hurler
- James P Mahon (b. 1990) - television news reporter and lecturer
- Cianan Fahy (b. 1998) - hurler
References
- ↑ "Gort Community School History". Gort Community School. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Gort Community School". gov.ie. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ "New community school building opens". The Clare Champion. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Major Extension in Gort CS". Gort Community School. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ McGarry, Fiona (31 October 2022). "Global recognition for Gort Community School". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 3 November 2022.