Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St Joseph's National School (boys)

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The result was delete. Sandstein 20:18, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

St Joseph's National School (boys)

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Non-notable school. Fails WP:NORG and WP:SIGCOV. In terms of:

WP:NORG (and WP:NSCHOOL) there is nothing to indicate that this school is any more notable than any other. It is not particularly large (480 pupils is similar to other schools in the area) and not particularly old (many Irish national schools date to the mid/late-19th century). The list of alumni is the only content. And therefore the only content that could possibly be used to assert/suggest notability. (And, if these entries were cited [and they are not], primary schooling has been compulsory in Ireland for over a century. Meaning everyone has to go to school somewhere. Including people who become notable after leaving school. Every school, eventually, likely has some notable attendees. Notability of pupils doesn't transfer to schools.)
WP:SIGCOV (and WP:GNG) there is no indepth or independent coverage to speak of. At all. We are relying on primary and ROTM directory-style sources to establish the basic facts (foundation and enrollment). And I cannot find any other sources to expand the text. (All we have are ROTM passing mentions in news sources. Like pupil hurt in schoolyard, politician used school as PR backdrop (x2), etc. Not enough at all, per WP:ORGDEPTH, that "makes it possible to write more than a very brief, incomplete stub about the org".

In short: This is a primary school like any other. And schools do not have inherent notability. I have undertaken a significant WP:BEFORE exercise. To try and find enough sources to "write more than a very brief, incomplete stub". I cannot. As ORGDEPTH/SIGCOV isn't met. Guliolopez (talk) 19:15, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Guliolopez (talk) 19:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Guliolopez (talk) 19:29, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. I could not find any WP:SIGCOV. Scorpions13256 (talk) 00:46, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per thoroughly-stated nom. Fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG and/or WP:NORG.

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