These six schools provide places for over 4,700 pupils and make up the second bundle of Public Private Partnership (PPP) schools projects to be delivered under the Department's PPP Programme.
Bantry Community College was part of this second bundle of PPP Schools. As part of the PPP team Sisk were involved in the project from concept stage and worked with the project team to develop the design and provide a fixed price lump sum at close of tender.
The new school was created from the amalgamation of two schools, St. Goban’s College and Ard Scoil Phobail, Bantry to form one main post primary facility accommodating 700 students. The three storey post primary school accommodates 16 classrooms, 31 specialist classrooms, special needs unit, library, staff/administration areas, sports hall, store areas, toilets and ancillary areas. The development is designed to ensure best possible value in terms of education, organisation, operation, extended use for the community and sustainability.
The development along with the school consists of the provision of a full size GAA pitch, five hard surface playing areas, vehicular/pedestrian access, car park, cycling parking areas, bus and car park set down areas. The total gross floor area of the school is 8,298m².
