Year 8 students were officially welcomed into the St Paul’s community during a special Mass at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cloughreagh, concelebrated by Father Dermot Maloney, School Chaplain and Father Sean Larkin, Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors. The students, who were accompanied by their parents and families participated in a special liturgy, […]
Year 8 pupils celebrated Roald Dahl’s birthday and the 50th anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The library displayed all his books and many pupils took part in activities in their English class on Friday 12th September. Here are some Year 8 pupils who took part in Roald Dahl day in the library.
In conjunction with the Department of the Environment, hit radio station Cool FM visited St Paul’s as an extension of the Year 8 pastoral programme. Students in classes 08/71 and 08/48 were invited to participate in the Road Safety Workshop and discuss ‘distractions’ on the road. They worked together in groups discussing possible distractions, suggesting […]
The Boys’ Year 8 Football Blitz took place on Friday 9 May in Carrickcruppen GAC playing fields. The competition took the format of an eight-team knockout tournament with each team being guaranteed three matches. In the first round Down and Armagh, Kerry and Cork, Dublin and Louth and Mayo and Galway played off. All games where keenly contested in windy conditions. […]
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 […]
Well done to Year 8 student Wiktoria Hebda who has impressed her teachers and fellow students with her animation skills. Wiktoria enjoys using animation software on her iPad to create little cartoons – and has impressed her Art & Design teachers. You can see one of Wiktoria’s animations below. We’re always looking for clever, innovative ideas […]
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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