Students from St Paul’s High School joined Minister for the Economy, Conor Murphy MLA to showcase that maths and numeracy can be fun for all as Maths Week Ireland 2024 kicks off its progamme of events. The all-island festival, now its 19th year, sets out to promote a positive attitude towards maths and its practical applications. This year, Maths Week is inviting people to try out their maths and have fun […]
We are delighted to announce that Miss Clare Conlon, a dedicated Maths teacher at St Paul’s High School, has been honoured with the prestigious People of the Year: Inspirational Educator Award. This recognition highlights Miss Conlon’s exceptional contributions both in and out of the classroom, where her passion for teaching and her unwavering dedication to […]
The Debate Team was established this year in St. Paul’s and consists of students from both Year 13 and Year 14. The debate programme attracts students from a number of disciplines in the school – Science, Maths, History and Modern Languages and has been an extremely successful extra-curricular activity for our students. We were especially […]
St Paul’s Mathematics Department, in partnership with Dundalk Institute of Technology, recently welcomed STATSports to give a presentation to our Year 12 GCSE Higher Level Maths students about their company and the use and benefit of Mathematics and Science within their organisation. The event was organised as part of St Paul’s annual Careers Week. STATSports […]
As part of our recent Careers week at St Paul’s, a group of Year 12 students visited Dundalk Institute of Technology for a taster day in engineering and computer games development. The students were given two practical sessions and demonstrations on the use of mathematics in engineering and computer science. The engineers showed how maths […]
Students in 10/65 recently participated in the annual LASCO Maths Challenge. The students were challenged to work collaboratively to solve ten mathematical puzzles and agree a final set of answers for the class. The challenge is held annually to help raise funds to support medical and educational projects for street children in Latin America. Participating […]
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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