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 […]
Head of Irish, Miss Ciara McCoy, and Head of Year 10, Mr Brendan McArdle congratulate some of the students in Year 10 who received their Fáinne Airgid (Silver Fainne) for proficiency and fluency in Irish.
Students in Year 9 enjoyed a Tráth na gCeist Mór (Bumper Table Quiz) for Seachtain na Gaeilge recently. Questions were posed by Fear a’tí, Mr Murray and the winning team came from the boys of 9/28, 9/92 and 9/82. Mr Burns presented Easons vouchers to the winning team, and Easter eggs to the runners up. […]
We hosted a football tournament for our local primary schools recently – and we all had a great day. Photos below. St Patrick’s Primary School, Cullyhanna St Peter’s Primary School, Cloughreagh St Joseph’s Primary School, Poyntzpass St Michael’s Primary School, Newtownhamilton St Mary’s Primary School, Mullaghbawn Clonalig Primary School St Joseph’s Primary School, Bessbrook St […]
Friday 2nd March 2012 saw St. Paul’s host for the second year in a row ‘Big Yellow Friday’ to raise awareness of Childhood Liver Disease and to raise much needed funds for the foundation. All year 8, 9 and 10 pupils participated by wearing something yellow and contributing at least £1 to […]
A Level students of Irish at St Paul’s High School and St Joseph’s High School, Crossmaglen, along with guest speakers, Tomaí Ó Conghaile (Journalist), Niall Comer (Lecturer at University of Ulster), Lynette Fay (Broadcaster & Producer, BBC), Head of Irish Miss Ciara McCoy and Irish teacher Mr Stephen Quinn. Year 13 and Year 14 students of Irish […]
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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