Over the month of March, a host of activities for pupils of all ages to highlight Seachtain na Gaeilge and to promote our Irish language and culture throughout St Paul’s were organised. Year 8s competed in a poster competition and had a chance to gain a cúpla focal badge to show their achievement in Irish […]
On the final week of the Science Club, the Wizards welcomed Jollyes Pet Superstore. The pupils really enjoyed learning about all of the different animals. They got to see and handle rabbits, lizards, guinea pigs and budgies. This was a great experience for the students. We would like to thank Jollyes for taking the time […]
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 […]
A Post 16 Information Session for Year 12 students and their parents took place recently. The event aimed to assist students to make informed decisions about their Post 16 options. Students had the opportunity to talk to Post 16 teachers and students about the range of subjects on offer in St Paul’s. Also in attendance […]
Pictured above are Year 11 students, Nathan McCaffery, Niall Campbell, Padraig Boyce and Ciara Jones who took part in the Stock Market Challenge, along with Principal Mr Jarlath Burns. Missing from photo is Alannah O’Grady. On Friday 6th March, five Year 11 pupils travelled to Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School to compete alongside over 20 […]
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 is Mr David McQuaid (STARTSports & DKIT), Mr David McKenny (STATSports & DKIT), Orla Nutley (Student), Mrs Siobhan Bradley (Vice-principal), Caolan McCann (Student), Kevin Lawless (STATSports & DKIT), Ronan Lynch (STATSports & DKIT) and Mrs Elaine Cahill (Head of Mathematics at St Paul’s). Mathematics and Computing were the order of the day as […]
Science Wizards is an after school club which is open to Year 9 Pupils only. This takes place after school on Thursday’s and runs for four weeks, allowing pupils to expand their understanding of science through more informal methods with fun and unusual science experiments. Our first week was very busy with Chemistry and Physics. The pupils […]
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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