This video encapsulates some of the most poignant and beautiful memories from the History Trip to the Battlefields in Belgium and France. This collaborative project was unique in that it included St. Paul’s, Newtownhamilton High School and St. Joseph’s College Ipswich. The students also produced a ceremony of song and poetry at the Island of […]
Mr Teddy Colligan, MBE, visited St. Paul’s this week to chat to the Year 10 students who are travelling on a History Collaboration trip with Newtownhamilton High School and St. Joseph’s College Ipswich, to Belgium and the Somme. Mr Colligan who is originally from Bessbrook, was recently awarded an MBE and was custodian of the […]
Congratulations to our Year 9 & 10 Eco-Group members who recently came runners up in the Wrigley’s Bin-It competition. This is a whole UK competition, which challenges young people to spread the message about keeping their area litter free. This group created an assembly, which they delivered to the year 10s, with a clear message […]
St. Paul’s High School Bessbrook is the largest education provider in our area, with almost 1600 secondary school age children enrolled. As our student population has grown, the diversity and needs of our students has changed. Currently 24% of our enrolled learners have a special educational need, most of whom attend mainstream classes on […]
Pupils are reminded that mobile phones and smartwatches are not permitted in the Exam Hall. The video below shows how the dangers of ignoring this important advice.
The Debate Team was established this year in St. Paul’s and consists of students from both Year 13 and Year 14. The debate programme attracts students from a number of disciplines in the school – Science, Maths, History and Modern Languages and has been an extremely successful extra-curricular activity for our students. We were especially […]
At the SRC Occupational Studies awards in the Canal Court Rachael McQuaid received “Best in subject” for Hairdressing while Shea McCreesh received “Best in subject” for the Asdan Programme. Both are pictured with Principal Mr Jarlath Burns and SPP Co-ordinator Mr Martin Canavan.
On Monday the St. Paul’s High School Intermediate Netball Team travelled to NI Centre of Excellence for Netball, Lisburn Racquets to play Glenola Collegiate of Bangor in the NNI Premier 2 Intermediate Netball League Final, having beaten Belfast Royal Academy in the playoff stages of this competition. The match was a close affair with St […]
Pictured are the Senior Girls’ Choir who won the Newry Musical Feis Challenge Cup for Girls’ Choir Under 18 at Newry Feis. They also won the Harry Heather Cup for the highest mark for School Choirs. The adjudicator cpmplimented the choir on their excellent diction and balance of parts.
BTEC dancers placed 1st in Hip hop Junior Aerobic Team placed 1st in Aerobics Hollie Morgan & Ellen Burns placed 1st in Hip Hop Duet Rachel McCabe, Shauna Boyle & Paige Carragher Year 8 Winners in the Dance section Trio Hip Hop winners Ellen Burns, Aimee Morgan and Cara Hoey […]
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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