A Year 13 student at St Paul’s, who juggles her busy school work with caring for both her parents has been recognised with a prestigious Diana Champion Volunteer Award. Siobhan O’Reilly was nominated by her Year Head, Mrs Laura Hollywood, for the extraordinary work she carries out caring for both her parents while studying 4 […]
A group of Year 8 students from St Paul’s, together with their Science teacher Mrs T O’Hare and classroom assistant Ms McElroy, achieved a Guinness World Record at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, on Tuesday 24th February. They were with Primary and Secondary school children from schools across Northern Ireland, who gathered together to take part in […]
Last week, St Paul’s Bessbrook was awarded Flagship Status as a school which promotes excellence in inclusion and the quality of its provision. It is the first post primary school in the area to achieve such an award and is well deserved recognition for how the school celebrates diversity and promotes the idea of ‘Quality […]
Spinning on a bicycle for more than twenty minutes is a challenge for most people, but what about keeping it going for twenty-four hours? Well, that was the challenge undertaken by the pupils, staff, parents and community of St Paul’s in a huge whole-school effort to raise awareness and much needed funds for local cancer […]
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh was the auspicious location for this year’s Spring Concert. The event, which is always a highlight in the school calendar, showcased the incredible musical and choral talent at St Paul’s High School. Director of Music at St Paul’s, Mr Colm Murphy, introduced a packed programme of recitals, ensemble performances, and choral […]
Pictured above is Hannah McManus, winner of the ‘Great Biology Bakeoff’ competition. The ‘Great Biology Bake-off’ was a Year 8 competition which was launched to coincide with Science week which ran from 13 – 22 March. Pupils were asked to make a bun or cake with a biology theme. The winner was Hannah McManus 08/06. She […]
On Thursday 5 March, pupils from both Bessbrook Primary School and St Peter’s Cloughreagh came to St Paul’s for the first BestBall tournament of the year. BestBall is a cross curricular initiative being run by St Paul’s as part of the schools Shared Education Programme. For the past four months, two placement students David McCabe […]
Pictured above is the Northern Ireland Junior Dance Champions, alongside their coach Miss Kevina McGreevey. Congratulations to the St Paul’s Junior Dance team and their coaches Miss Kevina McGreevey and Mrs Catherine Hughes. They are now Northern Ireland Junior Dance Champions. Year 8 Amy Mackin, Holly Loye, Shannon Kelly, Niamh Taylor, Cliodhna Grant, Gemma Smith, […]
Pictured above are students Matthew McLoughlin, Hannah Rushe, Karen Murphy, Rebecca Munroe and Cliodhna Sloan. Also in the picture are teachers Mr Gary McKinley, Mrs Ann O’Hare and Mrs Clare Maguire. Congratulations to our ‘Banc na mBuaiteoiri’ team who won the Community Outreach Award at the regional finals of the First Trust Bank (FTB) Build […]
Pictured above is class 08/51 and science teacher Mrs Tracy O’Hare. Absent from photo is classroom assistant Mrs Anne McElroy. Class 8-51, together with their science teacher Mrs Tracy O’Hare and classroom assistant Mrs Anne McElroy, attended a Guinness World Record attempt in the Odessy Arena, Belfast on Tuesday 24th February. They were with Primary […]
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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