St Paul’s pupils successful at Lisburn Swimming Gala

June 3, 2013

Congratulations to St. Paul’s High School students Oisin Mee (0848), Maeve Robb (0848), Aodhan Doran (0848) and Fergal Gregory (1047) on winning medals at the Special Olympics Swimming Gala in Lisburn on Friday 31^st of May and Saturday 1^st June.

Oisin won 3 medals (gold, silver and bronze), Fergal won 2 (gold and bronze), Maeve won 1 medal (silver) and Aodhan won 1 medal (bronze). Congratulations to all and keep up the great work!

The pupils are pictured with Mr. P. Mc Avoy (Head of Learning Support).

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.