Gort Community School

{{Short description|School in County Galway, Ireland}}

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Gort Community School ({{Irish place name|Pobalscoil Ghort Inse Guaire}}) is a secondary school in Gort in County Galway, Ireland. Founded in 1995,{{cite web|url = http://www.gortcs.com/about-gort-cs/history-of-gort-cs/| title = Gort Community School History | publisher=Gort Community School | archivedate = 28 March 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160328090245/http://www.gortcs.com/about-gort-cs/history-of-gort-cs/}} as of 2023, the school had over 900 pupils enrolled and the principal was Brian Crossan.{{Cite web |date=17 February 2023 |title=Gort Community School |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/vsieqj-t356yf-/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=gov.ie |language=en}}

Denis Corry was principal in 2010 when an extension, called the Noone Building, was opened and included new dressing rooms, a music room, a career guidance suite and an oratory.{{Cite web |date=2010-10-21 |title=New community school building opens |url=https://clarechampion.ie/new-community-school-building-opens/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Clare Champion |language=en-GB}} In 2022, the design for a further extension was approved by the Department of Education, and was projected to include new class rooms, special education rooms, science laboratories and general purpose and fitness areas.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2022 |title=Major Extension in Gort CS | url=https://gortcs.com/2022/09/17/major-extension-in-gort-cs/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |publisher=Gort Community School |language=en-IE}}

In 2022, the school was included in the top 10 shortlist of the "supporting healthy lives" category of the "World's Best School Prizes" program.{{Cite web |last=McGarry |first=Fiona |date=2022-10-31 |title=Global recognition for Gort Community School |url=https://clarechampion.ie/global-recognition-for-gort-community-school/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=The Clare Champion |language=en-GB}}