Student Awards

At Blackwater Community School we are proud of our students and school leavers. There are two main students’ awards events held in our school each year, our Academic Awards in Term 1 and our Achievement Awards in Term 3.

Academic Awards Ceremony

We welcome parents, patrons, staff and school leavers to our annual Academic Awards Ceremony to honour excellent results in the Leaving Certificate State Examinations. This awards ceremony is held in our Cavanagh Auditorium, named in memory of Tom & Marie Cavanagh of TOMAR Trust. During this award ceremony scholarships are presented based on points received in the Leaving Cert and Gold Medals are also awarded for excellence in each subject area. Our Students of the Year from previous school year also receive their awards on this night.

Memorial Scholarships/Awards 2025/2026

  • John and Judy Ring Scholarship for Education – Patrons: John and Judy Ring
  • Kitty Luskin Scholarship for Nursing – Patrons: The Luskin Family
  • Marie Morrissey Scholarship for Physiotherapy – Patrons: Morrissey and Flynn Families
  • Kieran Fenton Scholarship for Pharmacy – Patrons: Fenton and Morrissey Families
  • Laura and Donal Fitzgerald Scholarship for Endeavour – Patrons: Fitzgerald Family
  • John and Teresa McKevitt Scholarship for Creativity – Patrons: McKevitt and Ring Families
  • Gaeilgeoir an Bliana in memory of Caoimhe O’Brien – Patron: Blackwater CS, Board of Management

Scholarships 2025/2026

  • Medicine Scholarship – Patron: Dr. Rachel Barry
  • Physiotherapy Scholarship – Patron: Kenneally Steel
  • Engineering Scholarship – Patron: Kenneally Steel Fabrication
  • Engineering Scholarship – Patron: Goal Post Ireland
  • Finance Scholarship – Patron: Dungarvan Transport
  • Physiotherapy Scholarship – Patrons: Morrissey & Flynn Families
  • Liberal Arts & Science Scholarship – Patron: The Language People
  • Financial Risk Assessment Scholarship – Patron: Beecher’s Centra, Lismore
  • Music & Drama Scholarship – Patrons: Motherway Family
  • Apprenticeship Bursary – Patron: CIL Precision Ltd

Gold Medals 2025/2026

  • Gold Medal for Accounting – Patron: Tony Glavin
  • Gold Medal for Agricultural Science – Patron: Lanigan & Curran Solicitors
  • Gold Medal for Art – Patron: Arthur Maderson
  • Gold Medal for Biology – Patron: O’Sullivan Foliage
  • Gold Medal for Business – Patrons: Ciara & Kevin O’Mahony
  • Gold Medal for Chemistry – Patron: Lanigan & Curran Solicitors
  • Gold Medal for Construction Studies – Patron: Radley Engineering
  • Gold Medal for Design & Communication Graphics – Patrons: Eamon & Mary Uniacke
  • Gold Medal for Engineering – Patron: Kenneally Steel
  • Gold Medal for English – Patron: O’Sullivan Foliage
  • Gold Medal for French – Patron: The Language People
  • Gold Medal for Geography – Patron: Morrissey and Flynn Family
  • Gold Medal for German – Patron: The Language People
  • Gold Medal for History – Patron: Devereux Manshop, Dungarvan
  • Gold Medal for Irish – Patron: Margaret O’ Brien and Family
  • Gold Medal for Maths – Patron: Cairde Credit Union
  • Gold Medal for Music – Patron: Ballyduff Autos
  • Gold Medal for Physical Education (PE) – Patron: Kenneally Steel
  • Gold Medal for Polish – Patron: Orla Flynn
  • Gold Medal for Social and Scientific – Patron: Lizzie Brien’s
  • Gold Medal for Spanish – Patron: The Language People

Additional Awards:

  • Overall Students of the Year (1st – 6th Year)
  • Highest Achiever Junior Certificate – Patron: TOMAR Trust
  • Highest Achiever Leaving Certificate – Patron: TOMAR Trust
  • Highest Achiever Leaving Certificate Applied – Patron: TOMAR Trust
  • BCS Head Boy – Patron: Blackwater CS, Board of Management
  • BCS Head Girl – Patron: Blackwater CS, Board of Management
  • Outstanding Service Awards
  • Outstanding Achievement Awards
  • Hall of Fame

Achievement Awards

In May we host our Achievement Awards where we recognise the achievements of our students in academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities throughout the year. Outstanding achievements outside of school are also recognised at these awards. Each year group has its own unique awards ceremony. Our Students of the Year are announced at this event and the overall Student of the Year for each year group receives their award at the Academic Awards Ceremony in Autumn.