All-Ireland Choir Champions 2014

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 […]

Announcements, Competitions, Music, News, Students, Success

Emily and Shaunna National Schools Challenge Finalists

 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 […]

Announcements, Entrepreneurial Education, Events, News, Students, Success, Year 13

Irish public speaking success for Niall and Anita

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 […]

Announcements, Gaeilge, Irish, Languages, News, Students, Success

Entrepreneurial success for David

Year 13 student David Loye was selected to participate an an innovation competition in the Ulster Hall recently.  David writes below about his experience as a budding entrepreneur. Generation Innovation was an eventful night and showed young entrepreneurs that it is possible to become successful even in today’s economy. From Start to finish the night […]

Announcements, Entrepreneurial Education, Science, STEM, Students, Success, Visits, Year 13

Matthew publishes his own book

Congratulations to Matthew McDonald from 10/34 who has published a book on Minecraft. Available now from Amazon for £4 his book Minecraft: Top 50 Minecraft tips is becoming an instant hit for all Minecraft fans.

Library, News, Students, Success

Essay success for St Paul’s students

Year 12 and 13 students recently participated in an essay writing competition organised by University of Ulster.  The students were invited to discuss an area of ethical interest in science. We are delighted to announce that a number of the students received a certificate in recognition of their essay writing and also have been invited […]

Home Economics, News, Science, Students, Success

Unique European experience for Shauna

Year 13 student Shauna Pentony writes for the school website about her unique and lifechanging experiences in Europe representing St Paul’s and Rotary Ireland. In October 2013 I was one of twenty-five students from across the whole of Ireland chosen from a pool of three thousand peers, to take part in a week long programme […]

A Level, Collaboration, Competitions, Exchanges, International Projects, Post 16, Students, Success, Travel, Trips, Visits

Rotary Ireland honour Shauna Pentony

Year 13 student Shauna Pentony, who represented Rotary Ireland in Strasbourg recently, photographed with Principal, Mr Jarlath Burns and Head of Year 13, Ms Christine Fearon Year 13 student, Shauna Pentony, recently returned from Strasbourg as part of a group of twenty-five students who represented Rotary Ireland. The focus of the Rotary Club is to […]

News, Students, Success

Top GCSE success recognised

Three students from St Paul’s High School who achieved top grades in Northern Ireland had their achievements recognised at a special ceremony in the Bessbrook school recently. Chair of Governors, Mr John Campbell, presented tokens to Niall Campbell, Jessica Smyth and Ciara Savage, and to their respective teachers. Niall Campbell achieved second place in Northern […]

GCSE, News, Students, Success

Irish Language public speaking success

Winners of Gael-Linn Abair public speaking competition at St Paul’s High School, Niall Campbell (Year 10) and Anita Dennison (Year 13) congratulated by their teacher, Mr Stephen Mooney on their recent success. Taking part in the Gael-Linn Abair Irish language public speaking competition for the first time, two students from St Paul’s High School have […]

Irish, News, Students, Success