Mr Mooney, pictured with his wife, Mrs Anne Mooney. Mr and Mrs Mooney are pictured with V Rev Father Seán Larkin, Vice-Chair of Governors, Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh, Mr Jarlath Burns, Vice-principal, Rev Father Rory Coyle, Master of Ceremonies and V Rev Father Dermot Maloney, Chaplain. Students in Years 8 to 12 gathered […]
Once again the staff and students of St Paul’s combined their many talents to present a fantastic evening of dance for the wider school community. ‘Strictly Come Jigging’ paired pupils and their teachers to perform on stage and raise as much money as possible for St Paul’s International Projects. Congratulations to the hardworking participants who managed […]
Congratulations to the boys and girls in Year 13, and to their teachers who raised a whopping £1200 for St Paul’s International Projects by completing the annual dash to Camlough from the gates of the school – and back! Well done to Shane Conlon who was the first student Santa back across the line, and to Mr […]
On Thursday 5th December, members of the Gateway Club in Newry, had their Annual Christmas Party at St Paul’s High School. Organised by class 12/73, and their irrepresible form teacher, Mr Paddy McAvoy, this was a very successful and enjoyable night, with over a hundred people in attendance. Our school caretaker Mr Kevin Kearney supplied […]
Year 8 students from Newry High School and St Paul’s High School took part in the Challenge of Change and Cool FM workshop on cultural diversity on Wednesday 27th November. Two successful students Culann Boyle and Aoibheann Smith impressed Sonia Mac and have been chosen to go to the Cool FM studios to record a […]
Congratulations to former 12/73 pupils Mark Treanor and Joshua Norton who were both presented with Endeavour Awards at the year 12 Prize giving last Tuesday. Joshua also received the St. Brigid’s Cup for his outstanding achievements during his time in St Paul’s.
Students who completed their GCSE examinations this summer had their success rewarded at a special prizegiving ceremony held at St Paul’s High School last Tuesday. Mr Tohiln Murney congratulated the students on their tremendous successes and wished them luck in their post-16 studies. Principal Mr Oliver Mooney, paid tribute to the hard work, dedication and commitment […]
Year 12 History student Niamh Cluett writes about an opportunity she and her classmates had to engage in local democracy. I was chosen with Conor and Luc from my History class to enter a debating team raising issues about whether Newry and Mourne is an age friendly society – that is a society fit to […]
Katie Royle of the Downs Syndrome association returned for her annual trip to St. Paul’s. The Year 14 students presented a donation of £100 to the Downs Syndrome association as a mark of their appreciation for her support last year. Katie then went on to give a talk of the effects of having a Downs […]
As part of Anti-Bullying week, which ran from 18-22 November, the Senior Prefect Team at St Paul’s launched their Anti-Cyber bullying campaign. The Senior Prefects chose to focus on cyber bullying in particular because they felt it is a type of bullying that affects many young people today. They discovered in their research that there has […]
St Paul’s High School is a thriving, innovative educational community of almost 1500 students of all abilities, from children with learning difficulties in our Learning Support Centre to high calibre academic achievers in our AS, A2 and Applied Post-16 courses. All classrooms are equipped as standard with interactive whiteboards, and students and staff are encouraged to make the fullest use of technology for learning and teaching.
The school, which was established in 1966 with the aim of providing its pupils with a Christian education within the Catholic ethos, is situated on a modern campus in pleasant rural surrounding in the townland of Carrickbracken, County Armagh. St Paul’s High School was designated by the Department of Education as a Specialist College for Science in 2008, and the school was awarded the BECTA ICT Mark in 2009.
St Paul's High School, 108 Camlough Road, Bessbrook, Newry BT35 7EE
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