St Paul’s Star Shines Bright: Charlotte Havern Honoured with Queen’s University Future Stars Award!

St Paul’s High School is thrilled to share the fantastic news that Year 11 pupil Charlotte Havern has received the prestigious Queen’s University Future Stars Award for her exceptional talent and dedication in Gaelic Football. Charlotte has been an outstanding ambassador for Gaelic Games within our school community, demonstrating remarkable commitment and consistently delivering high-level […]

Gaelic Football, Girls Football

St Paul’s Year 10 Hurlers Danske Bank Bro Mallon Cup Winners

St Paul’s Year 10 Hurling team has claimed the school’s first-ever Ulster Colleges School title by winning the Danske Bank Bro Mallon Cup in a very competitive final against St Columba’s College, Stranorlar. The team made their way through to the final of the competition following very strong performances in the qualifying rounds versus Castleblaney […]

Hurling, Students, Success

St Paul’s “Bridging the Gap” in Post-16 Provision with Bolster Community  

St Paul’s High School, in partnership with Bolster Community, is proud to announce the launch of An Droichead (The Bridge), a groundbreaking Post-16 Programme designed for learners with special educational needs. At the launch, Minister for the Economy, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA, stated that she was ‘committed to removing obstacles and making it much easier for these […]

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A Moment of Grace: St Paul’s Welcomes the Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis

On Friday 4 April, St Paul’s High School was honoured to welcome the Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis as part of a special Faith Day, organised by the school’s Chaplaincy Team, led by Father Séamus White and Mrs Deirdre Graham. At the invitation of the Archbishop of Armagh, Éamon Martin, the Blessed Carlo Acutis Team […]

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St Paul’s Choirs Hit the Right Notes at Feis Ceoil!

Pupils from St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, travelled to Dublin this week to take part in Feis Ceoil, one of Ireland’s most prestigious choral competitions. Representing the school with pride and professionalism, our talented choirs performed in front of expert adjudicators and enthusiastic audiences at the RDS. The event, which dates back to 1896, showcases […]

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Words That Matter: A Level Debaters Take Centre Stage in St Paul’s Showdown

St Paul’s was buzzing with energy as our A Level Debating Society welcomed Our Lady’s Grammar School for a thrilling day of high-level discourse and critical thinking. Three hotly contested debates tackled some of the most pressing and controversial issues of our time: St Paul’s secured a well-earned win in the opening debate, while Our […]

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Paddy Powers to Victory in Prestigious Environmental Competition!

A huge congratulations to our brilliant Year 8 pupil Paddy Keenan, who has been crowned champion of the Environmental Youth Speak competition, hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. This year’s theme, ‘Be Sustainable – Back to the Future’, challenged young people to share their vision for a greener world – and Paddy’s passionate […]

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St Paul’s pupils march in NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade

We were so proud that our Ethnic Percussion Group were invited to march in the 2025 New York City St Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Celebrating the Women of St Paul’s on International Women’s Day

As we mark International Women’s Day, our Year 14 pupils took a well-earned extended break on Friday 7 March, enjoying delicious treats courtesy of our fantastic canteen staff. But the real highlight of the day was an inspiring session led by eight incredible women from our own school community. Our Student Leaders invited these women […]

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‘Be Sustainable – Back to the Future’

Congratulations to Paddy Keenan 0861 on winning the internal Year 8 St Paul’s Public Speaking competition! Paddy will now go on to represent St Paul’s in the ‘Be Sustainable’ – Back to the Future environmental speaking competition hosted by Newy, Mourne and Down Council. The competition was judged by the schools A level debating society […]

Environment & Society, Public Speaking