Ballinrobe Community School
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| Ballinrobe Community School | |
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Ballinrobe Community School, Convent Road , , F31 XD53 | |
| Coordinates | 53°37′23″N 9°12′47″W / 53.623°N 9.213°W |
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| School type | Community School |
| Established | September 1990 |
| School code | 91462E |
| Principal | Julie Anne Collins[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrollment | 840[1] (2025) |
| Website | ballinrobecommunityschool.ie |
Ballinrobe Community School is a secondary school in Ballinrobe, County Mayo. It is a mixed gender school and it was opened in September 1990, after the merging of three second level schools in Ballinrobe.[2][3] As of 2025, Julie Anne Collins was the principal and 840 students (437 boys and 403 girls) were enrolled in the school.[1]
The school was founded after the Sacred Heart Secondary School, the Christian Brothers school and the Vocational school merged in 1990.[citation needed]
In the 1850s, the Sisters of Mercy provided Ballinrobe with primary education, founding the Mercy Intermediate School in 1920 and later founding the Sacred Heart Secondary School.[citation needed]
The Christian Brothers opened a second level school in 1879 and 10 pupils were prepared for the first Intermediate exams held in Ireland in that year.[citation needed]
Academics
The school teaches Junior and Senior Cycle as well as offering an optional Transition Year.[4]
Several students in the school have scored the country's top marks in the Leaving Certificate, with one student achieving eight A1s in 2002, and another also with eight A1s in 2016.[5][6]