‘Faith, Hope & Love’ is a special film, commissioned to mark the retirement of our Principal, Mr Oliver Mooney, and featuring tributes from current and past pupils and members of staff, as well as parents and the wider St Paul’s community.
Pictured Mrs Kathy Branagan, Mr Mooney and Miss Grace O’Neill along with students and representatives from St Vincent de Paul. The students and staff of St Paul’s have once again dug deep and reached out this year togive the gift of a brighter Christmas by supporting the St Vincent de Paul Giving Tree Campaign and […]
The return of the STEM Bus to St Paul’s, enabled pupils from AS Biology the opportunity to experience genetic engineering techniques including gel electrophoresis. It was a great opportunity and an experience enjoyed by all.
In one of his last acts as Principal of St Paul’s, Mr Mooney visited the Learning Support Centre to hear the choir sing the beautiful hymns they sang at the special Mass of Thanksgiving last week. During the visit Maeve Robb presented Mr Mooney with a gift on behalf of the Learning Support Centre staff […]
Ulster Colleges All Star Jarly Óg Burns pictured with Head of PE & Sport, Mr John Rafferty and fellow team coach, Mr Barry Shannon. Year 12 student Jarly Óg Burns has joined Caolan Trainor and Jamie Cosgrove as St Paul’s High Schools latest Danske Bank Ulster Colleges All Star. The prestigious award caps what has been […]
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 […]
We had great fun on Friday 6 December, wearing our special cheesy Christmas jumpers to school. Thanks to everyone who took part and helped raise an additional few pound for St Paul’s International Projects.
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 […]
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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