St Paul’s High school was delighted to welcome Newtownhamilton High school for a continuation of their joint Learning for Life and Work project. This project involves the pupils working together on various art and sporting activities. This was part of the PEACE (Partnership, Education and Community Enrichment) initiative set up by the Shared Education Programme. […]
Pictured are students from 1273 with their teacher Mr Paddy McEvoy. (L-R) Joanne Haughey, Caolan OHare, Ryan Donaghy, Ryle Brown, Ryan McGirr, Barry Traynor and Cathy Fitzpatrick Ryan McGirr, 1273, presented a cheque to Mr.Barry Traynor as a result of the Zambia Appeal which was organised by 1273 as part of their citizenship coursework. Barry has […]
Pictured are Mr Paddy McAvoy, Head of Learning Support Centre, Mr Oliver Mooney, Principal, Mr Noel McKevitt, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, Year 9 student Conor Brown and Ms Grainne O’Hagan, Achitect with J L O’Hagan & Co. Ltd. St Paul’s High School has been awarded the William Keown Trust Prestige Access Award. The building […]
The Annual GCSE Prizegiving Ceremony took place recently at St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook. Guest Speaker was Mr Christopher McCann, Principal of St Joseph’s Primary School, Carnacaville. You can see excerpts from Mr McCann’s address to students in our video, and see photos of award winners below. _ Best GCSE Results at St Paul’s High […]
The Annual Key Stage 3 Prizegiving ceremony took place recently at St Paul’s High School. Head of Year Mr Tohiln Murney congratulated all the prize winners, and paid tribute to the hard work, endeavour and contribution of each student in their first three years at St Paul’s. You can see footage from the ceremony in […]
Mr Danny Kennedy MLA, Minister for Regional Development, Mr Oliver Mooney, Principal of St Paul’s High School, School Chaplain Father Dermot Maloney and Head of Year 13, Ms Christine Fearon, get the St Paul’s High School inaugural Santa Fun Run underway. Year 13 students at St Paul’s High school in Bessbrook, along with their teachers, […]
Mr Fergal O’Brien (Promoting Wellbeing Manager) from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust recently visited St Paul’s AS Level Health and Social Care students. He carried out an interactive health promotion workshop. During this session the students explored the role of a health promotion officer and also investigated current health promotion. […]
Year 12 students at St Paul’s, who completed a 10 week online Irish course, pictured with Head of Irish Miss Ciara McCoy Twelve GCSE students have just completed an online GCSE Irish course which they started in September. This course was designed to last ten weeks and gave the students the opportunity to boost their […]
The annual St Paul’s Christmas party for Newry Gateway club was a huge success this year. The members of the club joined staff and students from St Paul’s who extended a hearty welcome once again. The party has been organised by the Learning Support Centre at St Paul’s for over thirty years. Special Educational […]
St Paul’s Next Top Model was held recently in the school as a fundraising venture for the school. Wearing fashions from local shops and businesses, staff and students from the school took to the catwalk and strutted their stuff to a huge crowd in the school Assembly Hall. The Next Top Model title was awarded […]
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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