Pupils from St Paul’s with Ernie (Bearded Dragon) & Emma from Pet Connections The Year 8 Science Club recently enjoyed a visit from Pet Connections, Ashtree Enterprise Park, Rathfriland Road, Newry. Emma from Pet Connections brought along a selection of animals including: Cornflake the Corn Snake: Ernie the […]
Pictured above are senior students from St Paul’s High School, who recently received their John Paul II Awards from Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh, at St Patrick’s Cathedral. The students are pictured with Mrs Deirdre Graham, RE teacher at St Paul’s, Cardinal Brady, and Rev Deacon Thomas McHugh. Congratulations to Claire McCone, Janine O’Hanlon, […]
Chaplain at St Paul’s High School, Father Dermot Maloney celebrated two very special Masses recently, celebrating the many talents, skills and hard work of our Year 12 and 14 students, and praying blessing on them as they prepare for GCSE and A Level examinations in the next few weeks. The students and their parents […]
Pictured above students from St Paul’s High School at the Geoscience Careers Conference, with Head of Geography Mrs Anne Mackin A level Geography students attended a ‘Geoscience Careers Conference’ in the Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry The aim was to make pupils aware of the range of potential careers available with a Geoscience (Geography) […]
Pictured above St Paul’s students along with a resident who they visited recently at Avila Nursing Home In order to demonstrate their communication skills, Health & Social Care students recently made two visits to Avila Nursing Home where they had the opportunity to interact with the older residents there. The students spent two afternoons with […]
Pictured above are St Paul’s pupils that helped out with the cake sale and Easter Egg raffle. This year the proceeds of the Easter egg raffle and cake sale will be split between the local Hospice and the medical team who treated Rachel Sands. Pupils who have lost parents through cancer will return to […]
Intermediate Dancing Team Junior Dancing Team The Northern Ireland Championships were held in Lisburn Leisureplex on Saturday 10 March. Over eighty teams participated in the competition, making it the largest School Dance Fitness Competition Event to date. St. Paul’s High School competed in the School Dance Championship competing in 3 out of the 4 […]
AS Level Health and Social Care students recently carried out small-scale health-promotion campaigns throughout the school, to promote good health. This is part of a module within their studies, which is delivered by Ms Caroline McShane. A series of classes ranging from Years 8 to 11 were used as target groups for the A Level […]
Recent past pupil Emer McDonnell, who is currently studying for a Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast, was presented with a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Entrance Scholarship Award. The award was presented to her by Professor Ellen Douglas-Cowie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University at a ceremony held recently at Queen’s. Emer’s parents […]
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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