St. Francis' national school (Scoil San Phroinsias) is a Catholic primary school located in Galway, Ireland and was established in 1987. It is renowned for its great educational values as a school and traditionally enters a band in the St.Patrick's day parade. It offers a wide curriculum of subjects and is recognised as one of the finest schools in Galway .The school also encourages participation in several sports including olympic handball, team handball, hurling and Gaelic football. The school also has after school extra-curricular activities such as German, gymnastics, Irish dance and swimming