The special video below has been produced by all the schools in the Newry & Mourne Area Learning Community to celebrate the success of collaboration in our community.  

Pictured above are students in Year 8 who were prize winners in the ‘Science Safety’ Competition.  The Year 8 competition proved a very difficult task for the judges this year with very high standard of entries from a very talented and creative bunch of pupils. However, decisions were made and certificates were presented by Mrs […]

Pictured above are Year 9 students who took part in the ‘Home Accident Prevention’ Quiz. The students took part in the quiz recently and whilst they did not come inside the top three, each student gained some very valuable knowledge in how to prevent accidents in the home. The students that took part were: Liam […]

County Tyrone celebrate after winning the Year 8 Boys’ Cup. Also pictured in the photo is School Principal Mr Oliver Mooney, Head of PE & Sport, Mr John Rafferty, Head of Year 8 Mrs Catherine Rafferty and year 14 pupil Ryan Cinnamond with the Olympic Torch.  County Cavan celebrate after winning the Year 8 Boys’ […]

The IET presenter had the pupils jumping off their seats to get involved. On Wednesday 19th September the IET presented two exciting new shows that aimed to inspire the next generation of engineers. Our own Year 8s and pupils from St Peter’s Primary School, Cloughreagh, St Joseph’s Primary School, Bessbrook and Bessbrook Primary School were entertained […]

Senior students from St Paul’s High School had the opportunity to ask questions to the Minister of Education, Mr John O’Dowd MLA, at a recent breakfast meeting organised by Newry Chamber of Commerce. Students from other schools in the South Armagh and Newry & Mourne area were able to collaborate on their questions which were […]

Members of Staff Mrs Catherine Rafferty and Mrs Clare Maguire along with the ‘Wrigley’s Bin it’ team and Year 8 pupils. The ‘Wrigley’s Bin it’ team delivered a workshop to our Year 8 students on Friday 21st September. The drama workshop focused on the subject of littering the environment and social responsibility. It aimed to […]

Year 9 and Year 10 students travelled to London with the English Department on Thursday 20th September to Friday 21st September. On Thursday 20th September they attended an evening performance of the West End Show SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. The Musical features new songs as well as the cult […]

Students Andrea Shannon (left) and Claudine Loughran (right) who were successful at the NNI Southern Area U19 Schools Netball trials. Year 14 students, Andrea Shannon and Claudine Loughran attended the NNI Southern Area U19 Schools Netball trials hosted by their own school St Paul’s High School Bessbrook.  Both were successful and will now train with […]

Principal Mr Oliver Mooney, Head of PE Department Mr John Rafferty & Netball Coach Mrs Paula O’Hare-Armstrong with year 12 students Colleen McVeigh & Dearbhla Wright. Year 12 students Colleen McVeigh and Dearbhla Wright were selected onto the Northern Ireland Under 17 Netball squad this weekend. The girls will train as part of a squad […]