The annual Shauna McCann Gaelic blitz for Year 8 Girls took place on Friday 9 May. This Cup was presented to the school by the family of the late Shauna McCann, a former pupil and captain of St Paul’s Gaelic teams. There were 8 teams participating with each team kitted out in the colours of their […]
The St Paul’s Junior Dance/Aerobic team travelled to Lisburn in March and won the prestigious Northern Ireland Dance Championships. The same bunch of girls, under the watchful eye of past pupil Sarah Hillen went on to compete in and take second place in Ulster Dance in April. The girls and Sarah should be commended for their hard […]
Year 9 pupil from St Paul’s, Natasha Mc Cann, who has recently been selected onto the Netball Northern Ireland Under-13 Southern Area final Squad. This team will play in The Annual NNI Under-13 Inter board Netball Tournament held in Antrim Forum every year.
Pictured is student Ursula McClatchey along with Principal, Mr Jarlath Burns and Art teacher, Mr Brendan McArdle. Congratulaions to our Year 8 pupil Ursula McClatchey on her tremendous achievement in winning a ‘Special Merit award’ in the Texaco Art Competition. This competition is open to all children in Ireland aged 6 -18 and the work […]
Pictured All-Ireland Champion, Sean McGenity along with Principal, Mr Jarlath Burns and Form Teacher Mrs Kellie McShane. Congratulations to Sean McGenity of Silverbridge Boxing Club, who was crowned All-Ireland Boxing Champion on Saturday 26th April in the Boy 2 50kg weight class. Sean won convincingly in the final with a 3-0 win against Jake Shaughnessey of […]
Recently the AS Home Economics students have been involved in a programme organised by the University of Ulster, Jordanstown called Ethics4schools. The programme was aimed at making pupils think and evaluate some controversial topics in science such as: • “Should genetically modified animals be used for food production?” • “Should vaccination be mandatory?”; • “Should […]
Congratulations to the super Year 9 Irish students who have achieved over one million points on language learning website Memrise. The students have been using the innovative website to help with their new vocabulary acquisition and quickly racked up over a million points between them in less than three weeks. Students Michael Hillon, Darren Crilly, Ryan […]
Pictured are the 46 members of the All-Ireland champion choir along with Music teachers Miss Bridie McAvoy and Mr Colm Murphy. The school’s Mixed Choir with 46 members entered the Dublin Feis Ceoil for the second time on Tuesday 1st April. They competed in the Alice Yoakley Quirk Cup for mixed post primary schools who were […]
Head of Year 13, Ms Christine Fearon, Principal of St Paul’s, Mr Jarlath Burns, and Year 13 students Emily Murphy and Shaunna Pentony who will take part in the TARGETjobs Grand Final in London next weekend. Emily Murphy and Shaunna Pentony, A Level students at St Paul’s High School, have been invited to the TARGETjobs […]
Head of Irish at St Paul’s, Miss Ciara McCoy, Irish teacher, Mr Stephen Mooney, Príomhoide, Ardscoil Naomh Pól, Mr Jarlath Burns, Year 10 student, Niall Campbell and Year 13 student, Anita Dennison, who both excelled at the recent Ulster Final of ‘Abair’ public speaking competition. Year 10 student at St Paul’s High School, Niall Campbell […]
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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