Ballincollig Community School

🎃👻 BCS was looking SPOOK-tacular this week for a great cause!🐾 Huge thanks to everyone who supported Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland! ❤️ #BCSHalloween #FancyDressDay #BCSSpirit #autismassistancedogsireland

We were delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Damian Boylan, to BCS today. It was an honour to host him and a lovely way to round off a fantastic term. Wishing everyone a wonderful midterm break! 🍂👏 #bcs #school

🏆 Rules questioned. Voices heard. Cup won! Congratulations to our 2026 Junior Debates champions, Ella, Emily & Anyaa! 👏 We were delighted to host five Cork schools for the Le Chéile Debates, where our second years proved the power of student voice! 💥 #JuniorDebates #BCS

🎩🎪 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THIS IS THE MOMENT YOU’VE WAITED FOR! ✨ The rumours are TRUE! 👀 Our TY Musical this year is… THE GREATEST SHOWMAN! 🎶🌟 Get ready for THE GREATEST SHOW! 🎤🔥 #BCS #TheGreatestShowman #TYMusical

💚🤍 The flags and bunting are up for the parish! 🏆 A huge weekend of county final action for Ballincollig GAA & LGFA! Best of luck to both teams from all here at BCS! 💚🤍 Up the Village! 🏆 @BallincolligGAA @BcolligLGFA

Our BCS LOTTO Halloween Draw is almost here — and the prizes are BOO-tiful! 😱 🪄 €2,000 Harry Potter Magical Experience 🇮🇪 €1,000 Luxury Irish Getaway 💻 €500 Lenovo Laptop 💆‍♀️ Shark CryoGlow Mask 🍽️ Talbot Carvery Lunch for 4 💇‍♀️ Chocol 💰 €925 JACKPOT 🎁 AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Well done to our Junior Camogie team who had a fantastic win over Youghal today! 👏 A brilliant team effort from start to finish -well done to all involved! @BallinhassigGAA @BallincolligGAA

Our U14 hurlers got off to a flying start with an outstanding performance in their first match today in Clonakilty! 👏🔥 #NowWeAreHurling #bcs #achievingexcellencetogether @Ballincolliggaa @eireogcork

✨ SAVE THE DATE! ✨ Your journey starts here… We can’t wait to welcome you this Thursday to our annual Open Night ! Come along, meet our school community and discover everything BCS has to offer.

✨ A huge well done to 6th Year student Mia- winner of our 50th Anniversary Poetry Competition with her wonderful poem ‘50’! 💙💛 A beautiful tribute to five decades of students, memories and the BCS community. #BCS50 #50YearsOfBCS

⏳ Our BCS 50th Time Capsule is officially buried! Inside: 💌 Letters from 1st & 6th Years 🛡️ Our new crest & tie ✍️ ‘50’ Poetry Competition winners 📸 Photos & memorabilia 📊 Student surveys ✨ And a few more pieces of BCS history! See you in 2076! 💙💛 #BCS50 #50YearsOfBCS

We officially opened our 50th Anniversary celebrations yesterday with a beautiful Mass celebrated by Bishop Fintan Gavin. A special day as our whole school community came together to mark the occasion! #AchievingExcellenceTogether

📚 FAIL TO PREPARE… PREPARE TO FAIL! 📚 Supervised Study is back in full swing at BCS! 💪📖 🗓 Monday, Tuesday & Thursday ⏰ 4:00–6:00pm A quiet space, dedicated study time and no excuses! 👀✏️ For further information, please contact Mr O’Toole. #BCS

Your journey starts here… Join us soon for our Open Night and discover all that BCS has to offer! 📅 Thursday, 24th September 🚪 Doors open 6:45pm 🎤 Principal’s Address 7:00pm #BCS #OpenNight #YourJourneyStartsHere #AchievingExcellenceTogether

September is looking jam-packed for our TY students! 🤩💙 🎭 Show auditions 🎢 Emerald Park 🥁 Drumming ⚽ FootGolf 🎬 Drama Workshop 🎙️ Our first ever BCS Podcast 🔬 Young Scientist… and lots more! New experiences, new skills and plenty of memories to be made! 💙✨ #BCS

We’ve been art at work over the summer! 🎨💙 Our new mural celebrates 50 years of BCS - five decades of community, learning, memories and the people who make our school so special. A huge thank you to ARDÚ Mural for bringing our vision to life! 👏🎨

Congratulations to third year student, Emma O'Neill who has been selected to play with U15 Irish International soccer squad. Emma has recently travelled to Croatia with the team and has a bright future ahead. We couldn't be prouder here in BCS! @Collig_Afc

🎉 Celebrating 50 Years of BCS! We are delighted to welcome back past pupil and RTÉ Correspondent Brian O’Donovan for a very special evening celebrating 50 years of Ballincollig Community School. 📅 Tuesday, 15th September ⏰ 7.00pm 📍 Ballincollig Community School @BrianOD_News

⛵🏆 Irish National Champion! Huge congratulations to 6th Year student Caoimhe, who was recently crowned Irish 420 National Champion at Lough Derg! 🇮🇪🥇 Caoimhe and her crew are now competing at the UK 420 National Championships in Brixham,Devon. 🇬🇧⛵ An incredible achievement!

📚 Back to School 💙💛 We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to BCS this week. Please check the calendar for your year group’s return date and time. And a big welcome to our new 1st Years starting with us on Thursday! 👋 See you all soon 💙💛 #BCS #BackToSchool