CBS Roscommon

CBS Roscommon (Irish: Meánscoil na mBráithre Críostí) is a Catholic public secondary school for boys, located in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, Ireland.

The school is located in Roscommon 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. 350 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).

Academics

The curriculum offered is broad, covering all common subjects in the State Examinations including Spanish, French, Art, Materials Technology, Technical Drawing, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science and Economics.

Extra-curricular activities

The principal sports in the school are hurling and Gaelic football. Swimming, Soccer, Handball, basketball, tennis, golf, athletics and rugby for the seniors. The school won All Ireland Schools B in 2011 and appeared in the Hogan Cup final in 2015.

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