Important Information on Year 13 & 14 Study Arrangements

January 14, 2011

January 14 2011

We are aware that some Year 13 and Year 14 students have taken unofficial ‘study leave’ in preparation for January AS or A2 modules.

This is not sanctioned by St Paul’s High School, and no student has permission to absent himself or herself from timetabled class for ‘study leave’.

Students who absent themselves from school using the above reasons will be recorded as an ‘Unauthorised Absence’. This may have implications for students who receive EMA (Educational Maintenance Allowance).

Students who have an examination during a school day will be marked present using an appropriate code, which will not affect EMA.

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.