Employers, educators and community partners recently gathered in Newry for an Employer Engagement Breakfast hosted by St Paul’s High School and Bolster Community, highlighting the importance of creating inclusive pathways into employment for young people with additional needs. The event showcased An Droichead, a partnership between St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook and Bolster Community that supports young people with […]

St Paul’s High School marked International Women’s Day 2026 with a special celebration for Year 13 and Year 14 pupils, reflecting on women’s leadership, encouragement across generations, and the importance of supporting young women to pursue their ambitions with confidence.

Huge congratulations to Year 13 pupil, Keeley Magill, who won the Voice of Young People Award at the Youth and Future Talent Awards (YAFTAs) in Killeavy Castle recently. This is in recognition of Keeley’s contribution and commitment to access to the arts for young people and further recognition of Keeley’s efforts in saving the National […]

Our Careers Fair on Monday 2nd March was a fantastic start to Careers Week 2026 for our Year 12 and Year 13 students. A huge thank‑you to all the organisations who joined us and shared their expertise, pathways and opportunities with our pupils. 👏 Participating Organisations We were delighted to welcome representatives from: • CAFRE • Careers Service NI • Confederation […]

In the lead‑up to World Book Day, we were delighted to welcome English author Joffre White to Bessbrook. ✨ Joffre delivered three inspiring creative writing workshops to our KS3 pupils, followed by a brilliant Q&A session with class 0885 in the library. He also treated the group to a reading from his book Aura Boy. […]

St Paul’s is delighted to celebrate Careers Week 2026 from Monday 2nd March to Friday 6th March, a week dedicated to inspiring our young people as they explore future pathways, raise aspirations and understand how their learning connects to real opportunities beyond school. Each morning begins with our popular “Guess the Job” Careers Quiz, which brings staff and students […]

After a fantastic public speaking competition, Michael McKeown from Year 0954 emerged as the winner of the internal St. Paul’s competition on Public Speaking and the Environment. Michael will now go forward to represent the school at the Newry, Mourne and Down Council Public Speaking competition’’  

We were delighted to catch up with our pupils that played on the successful Dromintee Minor squad in 2025, who became Armagh and Ulster champions for the first time in their club’s history. St Pauls are very proud of the work our staff do with all feeder clubs to create a brilliant development environment for […]

This week, the Minister of Education wrote to all mainstream schools across Northern Ireland requiring engagement with the Education Authority to establish Specialist Provision where appropriate, in response to the continued growth in demand for special educational needs placements.As this system-wide expansion begins, BBC News visited St Paul’s High School to examine Specialist Provision already […]

Huge congratulations to our Year 9 boys, who secured an impressive 4–1 victory over Lismore College to book their place in the Mid Ulster Cup Final! 🔥 With the match moved to Tandragee Recreation Centre due to weather, the team adapted brilliantly and set the tone from the start. ✨ Goals & Key Moments: • […]