Gort Community School

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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]

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References

  1. "Gort Community School History". Gort Community School. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016.
  2. "Gort Community School". gov.ie. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. "New community school building opens". The Clare Champion. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. "Major Extension in Gort CS". Gort Community School. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. McGarry, Fiona (31 October 2022). "Global recognition for Gort Community School". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 3 November 2022.