Last week, St Paul’s Bessbrook was awarded Flagship Status as a school which promotes excellence in inclusion and the quality of its provision. It is the first post primary school in the area to achieve such an award and is well deserved recognition for how the school celebrates diversity and promotes the idea of ‘Quality […]

As part of their coursework, Year 14 Physical Education students organised a Santa Run to raise much needed funds for St Paul’s International Projects. They also organised a Pitch and Putt Classic that took place at Cloghogue Pitch and Putt, Newry. All proceeds from this event went to the ‘Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust’. Between both […]

Spinning on a bicycle for more than twenty minutes is a challenge for most people, but what about keeping it going for twenty-four hours?  Well, that was the challenge undertaken by the pupils, staff, parents and community of St Paul’s in a huge whole-school effort to raise awareness and much needed funds for local cancer […]

Over the month of March, a host of activities for pupils of all ages to highlight Seachtain na Gaeilge and to promote our Irish language and culture throughout St Paul’s were organised. Year 8s competed in a poster competition and had a chance to gain a cúpla focal badge to show their achievement in Irish […]

St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh was the auspicious location for this year’s Spring Concert.  The event, which is always a highlight in the school calendar, showcased the incredible musical and choral talent at St Paul’s High School. Director of Music at St Paul’s, Mr Colm Murphy, introduced a packed programme of recitals, ensemble performances, and choral […]

Pictured above is Mr Neil McArdle, winner of the raffle. Also pictured is Hannah Babe, Aoife Donnelly and Miss Lorna Murtagh. St Paul’s hosted its fifth ‘Big Yellow Friday’ in order to raise awareness of Childhood Liver Disease and to raise much needed funds for the foundation. Hannah Babe, a Year 12 pupil co-ordinated the day […]

Our Business studies students who are competing in the All Ireland Build a Bank Challenge hosted a charity fashion Show on Tuesday 24th February. The show was supported by several local clothing businesses; Berling, Rosie’s Closet, DV8, Miss Selfridges, Mark’s and Spencers, Coast, Louis Boyds, Burtons, Elody Bridal and The Bridal Loft who donated an […]

Open Day for prospective pupils and their parents, families and friends was held in St Paul’s on Saturday 17 January.  A huge crowd spent the day visiting the various departments in the school and sampling what is on offer in the school. Principal, Mr Jarlath Burns, welcomed the visitors to the school and encouraged them to […]

A number of staff from all departments at St Paul’s High School has successfully completed training in: – The use of AED (Automated External Defibrillator) – Basic Life Support – Emergency First Aid Principal Mr Jarlath Burns made the decision this year to increase the number of staff who will be qualified to administer emergency […]

Congratulations to Mr Martin Rafferty and the A Level PE students who raised a whopping £2800 for St Paul’s International Projects by completing the annual dash to Camlough from the gates of the school – and back! Well done to Oisin Carnegie who was the first student Santa back across the line, and to Mr Benny McArdle, who […]