Congratulations to our Year 8, 9 and 10 pupils who took part in our EDL eTwinning project in September and October this academic year! We received our first quality label based on their hard work. As part of the project pupils wrote post cards in French and Spanish and sent them to schools across Europe; […]
On Thursday 26th February, Year 11 and Year 13 Irish students, accompanied with Miss Mc Coy and Mr Mooney, embarked on a 4-day trip to the Gaeltacht in Rann na Feirste, Co. Dhún na nGall. The trip was ran in collaboration with 3 other schools, Sacred Heart Grammar School, St Louis Grammar Kilkeel and Abbey […]
On Thursday 3rd April, twenty four Year 11 Irish GCSE students and 5 AS Level students embarked on a trip to Rann na Feirste in the Donegal Gaeltacht for four days. Accompanied by Irish teachers, Mr Quinn and Mr Mooney, the pupils stayed with local families where Irish is spoken as an every-day language. The […]
Congratulations to the super Year 9 Irish students who have achieved over one million points on language learning website Memrise. The students have been using the innovative website to help with their new vocabulary acquisition and quickly racked up over a million points between them in less than three weeks. Students Michael Hillon, Darren Crilly, Ryan […]
Head of Irish at St Paul’s, Miss Ciara McCoy, Irish teacher, Mr Stephen Mooney, Príomhoide, Ardscoil Naomh Pól, Mr Jarlath Burns, Year 10 student, Niall Campbell and Year 13 student, Anita Dennison, who both excelled at the recent Ulster Final of ‘Abair’ public speaking competition. Year 10 student at St Paul’s High School, Niall Campbell […]
Winners of Gael-Linn Abair public speaking competition at St Paul’s High School, Niall Campbell (Year 10) and Anita Dennison (Year 13) congratulated by their teacher, Mr Stephen Mooney on their recent success. Taking part in the Gael-Linn Abair Irish language public speaking competition for the first time, two students from St Paul’s High School have […]
Gael-Linn Irish Quiz winners Christopher Steele, John McKernan, Cormac Feeley and Niall Campbell, pictured with teacher Mr Stephen Quinn, and Head of Irish, Miss Ciara McCoy Comhghairdeas leis na scoláirí ó Bhliain 10 in Ardscoil Naomh Pól, An Sruthán, a tháinig sa chéad áit i dtráth ceisteanna d’eagraigh an eagraíocht Gaeilge Gael-Linn do scoláirí i […]
Pictured above Students Saorlaith Ní Dhughaill and Ronan Davies, and Principal, Mr Oliver Mooney receive Sciath an Athar Uí Mhuirí (the Father Murray Shield) from President of Comhaltas Uladh, Mr Niall Comer. Pictured above are St Paul’s students along with Head of Irish Miss Ciara McCoy, Irish teachers at St Paul’s, Mr Dáithí Murray, Mr Jarlath […]
On the 22nd March 2012, the Regional Training Unit (RTU) for N Ireland, celebrated its final graduation for the Online Learning and Teaching for Educators (OLTE) Programme in the Craigantlet Room, Stranmillis University College Belfast. This year seventy six post-primary teachers from across Northern Ireland schools, including Head of Irish at St Paul’s, Miss Ciara […]
Once again, as part of St Paul’s High School Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, a successful Céilí was held in the school Assembly Hall. With the expert Catherine McAnulty as bean an tí, and music provided by the Gold Ring Céilí Band, a great night has had by the large crowd attending. Our photos from […]
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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