CBS Roscommon

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CBS Roscommon; (Irish: Meánscoil na mBráithre Críostí) is a Catholic public Secondary School for boys, located in Roscommon town, Co.Roscommon, Ireland.

The school is located in Abbeytown on the road to Galway on the edge of Roscommon town.It was founded by the Congregation of the Christian Brothers in 1935. It accommodates approx. 360 students. The Brothers also had a Boys National School from classes 2nd to 6th(Boys had their first three years of education in the Convent of Mercy).

[edit] Academics

The curriculum offered is broad, covering all common subjects in the State Examinations including Spanish, French, Art, Materials Technology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Economics. Leaving Cert scores are high and recent published supplement in the Irish Independent shows that it scores 17th out of 20 in boys schools in Ireland.

[edit] Extra-curricular activities

The principle sport in the school is Gaelic football, then hurling. Swimming, basketball, tennis, golf, athletics and rugby for the seniors. The school has recently