Blessington Community College Formally Approved For A 1,000 Student School.

Sanction has been received from the Department of Education.

This afternoon it was confirmed that sanction has been received from the Department of Education for Blessington Community College to have a major capital development to bring it to a 1000 student school plus 6 additional classrooms. The school currently has a capacity for 650 students.

Minister Simon Harris stated:

“It is a massive and much needed investment in Blessington Community College and I am so excited to now work with the school as the project progresses.

This excellent news comes after lots of intensive work with parent’s groups, the school principal and board of management, Kildare Wicklow ETB and wider community."

Meanwhile, Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore said:

“I was delighted to hear that Blessington Community College has formally been approved for a 1,000 student new school. I have been working with the parents, teachers and school staff towards this over the last few months and it is fantastic to see all of their hard work and determination bare fruit.

 “I will continue to work with the community here to ensure the prompt delivery of the urgently needed temporary classrooms for this September’s intake of First Year students and ultimately the delivery of a permanent 1,000 student school for Blessington.

 “It is equally good news  that Blessington Educate Together National School received approval for the arrival of their fourth mainstream classroom for this September. BETNS is the only Educate Together School in West Wicklow and has been steadily growing over the last few years. The approval of a fourth mainstream classroom for the school is fantastic news for this school community and I am delighted to have supported them.