As a school, we accommodate nearly over 400 students with a special educational need. As part of our provision we have created a sensory space, which students can use to take time out and have a break during moments of stress or anxiety. One of our parents recently approached us, to ask if she could […]
A Year 8 student in St. Paul’s High School, Bessbrook has managed to collect 129 Easter Eggs for local homeless charity, Newry Helping the Homeless. Student, Daniel Halpenny, came up with the “Give Up an Egg” campaign which he launched in school at the beginning of Lent. Speaking at year group assemblies Daniel encouraged […]
We are delighted that we have been able to assist the Slane Family, from Newtown, in their fundraising efforts for the Friends of Cancer Centre. Through a recent Non Uniform Day, St Paul’s has donated £1,055 to this charity. This charity is very close to our hearts, as Mr Slane received great support from this […]
As part of Young Enterprise and LLW, this year 9/100 created 3 mini companies and ran a minimarket in school. The pupils each bought shares in their companies to buy products, and sold pens and pencils, key rings, sweets and chocolates. After their initial investment was returned to the class, there was a profit of […]
In late August, before the madness of back to school began the staff of St Paul’s held a coffee morning in aid of the Ellen Treanor Fund. Pictured are some year 11 students presenting a cheque for £300.
There is a long history of students from St. Paul’s travelling to Lourdes with our school, and also the groups within our community. This Easter a number of young people will travel to Lourdes, for a week long pilgrimage, leaving Newry on Easter Sunday morning. Included among these are Micheal McCloy (Year 8), Aime McNally […]
In 2013 Newry & Mourne Council invited our school to initiate a partnership with School 7, Kirovsk, Russia. We work together to share educational experiences and different cultures on a biennial exchange visit. The pupils and staff have just returned from completing the third visit to Kirovsk hosted by the pupils and staff from School […]
St Pauls is part of eTwinning, funded by the EU, is a network of schools around Europe collaborating online on common cross- curricular projects. for more information click here. Over the next few months four groups from St Paul’s High School will be packing their bags full of aid for separate projects all over the […]
Pictured above is the Health and Social Care students presenting the cheque to Linda Alexander from Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Also in the photo is teachers Mrs Marion McMahon and Mrs Tracy O’Hare. Last year, Health and Social Care students at St Paul’s had a visit from Dave Evans, who spoke to them about having a child […]
St Paul’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2017, will take place from 1 July – 6 July. Those wishing to travel to Lourdes on St Paul’s Pilgrimage can book by leaving their name and €100 deposit with Fr Dermot or Yasmin at the school reception. For further details, please contact either Fr Dermot or Yasmin at St Paul’s, […]
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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