Sport

Ballyglass National School provides a wide range of sports to it's pupils. The school encourages all children to participate in all sports in PE lessons and at organised training sessions such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, athletics and soccer.

The school participates in Cuman Na mBunscoile competitions; hurling, camogie, Gaelic Football and Athletics, Athletic Ireland athletics competitions, FAI Primary School League and Olympic handball. The school has been very successful in winning county titles in hurling, Gaelic football, athletics medals in cross country and county track and the school has won the 'Christy Kennedy' Athletics Trophy for small schools on three occasions.

During lunch time the teachers provide extra coaching to the pupils in 1st class to 6th class in organised coaching sessions in hurling, camogie, athletics and Gaelic football.

Each year the school runs an internal Basketball and Soccer competition between the 3rd to 6th class pupils.

The School received it's second Active School Award in 2022. At lunch time Active School Leaders teach the Junior and Senior Infant pupils playground games. The school also holds a number of whole school initiatives such as 'Christmas Fun Run', 'Run Across Europe', 'Marathon Challenge' for senior classes, 'Cycle Tour' of the parish, 'Sports Day' and an 'Annual School 5km Walk'.