Pictured Above – Back row: Ms Anne McElroy, Kevin Nogher, Darren Mackin, Keenan Shields, Miceal McCartney, Miss McCoy Front Row: Noelle Cunnane, Nassim Zerai, Jade McCaffrey   Students in 9/53 were recently presented with their ‘cupla focal’ award after completing a speaking test in Irish.  This award recognises the ability of these students to speak […]

 Year 14 student, Lauren O’Hare, pictured with her certificate of proficiency from JLPT.   Last December Year 14 student Lauren O’Hare completed her Japanese language proficiency test in Dublin – an exam that’s held worldwide in 54 countries. Lauren began learning Japanese through her own self-study almost four years ago. She took the opportunity to […]

Pupils from Rathore School, striking a pose in their recent Drama class in preparation for their upcoming play at St Paul’s High School.    Rathore School pupils had great fun in St Paul’s recently when they popped in for a costume fitting for their upcoming play. We’re looking forward to their production of ‘Beauty and […]

St Paul’s U14 Gaelic Football team before their BT Loch an Iúir final on  at Crossmaglen GFC. The Under 14 team of St Paul’s High School were very unfortunate not to come home with the silverware after this year’s Corn Loch an Iúir final.  Defeated by Patrician College, Carrickmacross, the team equipped themselves well and deserve […]

The Under-14 Gaelic footballers of St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook will face Patrician College, Carrickmacross in the final of the BT Colleges Loch an Iúir cup this Friday (24 February) at 12.00 noon in Crossmaglen. We’re getting ready to cheer our Under 14s to success, and we’re hoping a large crowd of St Paul’s fans […]



Pictured above: Back Row – Sinead McKenna, AOibhinn McGuinness, Mr. Mooney, Aoife Malone, Leanne McGuinness,
 Front Row – Ciara Bannon, Jarlath Burns, Una McNulty, Ciara Murphy Saturday next promises to be a very special one for six pupils from St. Paul’s Bessbrook when they represent their club St. Killian’s Whitecross at the All Ireland final of Scór na […]

St Paul’s High School past pupil Ben Rogan receiving his certificate from Professor Anne Moran. Ben Rogan, a past pupil of St Paul’s, who continued his education at University of Ulster has recently completed a course on Personal and Professional Development as part of the University of Ulster’s widening access strategy. Ben Rogan successfully completed […]

St Paul’s Science students demonstrating an experiment to a P7 pupil and a parent at Open Day.    St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook held its annual Open Day on Saturday 25 January.  Prospective pupils from Primary 7 classes in our feeder primary schools and their parents visited the school in large numbers.  They were guided […]

 Bosco McShane, team leader of the Síolta Retreat Team, talking to Year 14 St Paul’s students.  The Síolta Retreat Team, led by Bosco McShane, that has worked extensively in missionary countries from 1999 to the current day,visited St Paul’s last week to provide a workshop. It was intended to help young people grow towards adulthood, […]

 St Paul’s teaching and non-teaching staff at a recent training course.   Recently, teachers and classroom assistants from St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook took part in a one-day, two-part training programme delivered by Seamus McCabe (PIPS, Newry and Mourne)  as part of the school’s ongoing training and professional development programme. The training included the ‘B […]