Mr Jarlath Burns pictured with year 12 pupil Hannah Quinn and Year 14 pupil Rose Duffy in recognition of their selection on to the U21 Netball Northern Ireland National and Development Squads respectfully for the 2018-2019 season. St Paul’s High School Year 9 girls made it a double victory at the NI Cup […]
Pictured above is Year 14 student John Reavey with both awards. Congratulations to Year 14 student, John Reavey, winner of both ‘Best Director‘ and ‘Audience Award‘ for his short film that was part of his AS Level coursework. John picked up two out of the three awards available in his category and was recently presented with […]
On Friday 9 September, our Year 14 students and their guests had a great night at their Annual Senior Formal which was held at the Carrickdale Hotel, Carricknarnon, County Louth. Over three hundred students, staff and their partners let their hair down for the night and celebrated their senior, and final year, as St Paul’s […]
The legacy of the development of Gaelic games initiated by former principal at St Paul’s, Mr Oliver Mooney, is being further developed by his successor and highly respected GAA official and television pundit Jarlath Burns in the announcement of the launch of the first second level GAA Academy on the 1st September. This pioneering initiative […]
Head Boys and Head Girls Pictured above L-R, Aaron Cinnamond, Ellen Daly, Karen Murphy and Jack Mallon. Every academic year St Paul’s offers an opportunity to students in Year 14 to join the Senior Leadership Team. Four of the successful candidates will also be put forward by their peers and staff members for the position […]
1. BT Apprenticeship Opportunities – Belfast BT in Belfast are offering apprenticeships commencing September 2015. For further information please see details below: The apprenticeships are call centre-based, where teamwork and comradeship are highly valued attributes. The role demands a great deal of hard work and it carries plenty of responsibility. In fact, it’s one that’s […]
As part of their coursework, Year 14 Physical Education students organised a Santa Run to raise much needed funds for St Paul’s International Projects. They also organised a Pitch and Putt Classic that took place at Cloghogue Pitch and Putt, Newry. All proceeds from this event went to the ‘Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust’. Between both […]
Year 12 student Sarah Jane Ferguson, Year 13 student Shauna Murphy and Year 14 student Catherine Donnelly all had Art work selected to be published in one of the UK’s largest supplier of Art Materials Catalogue for 2015-2016. Sarah had her work selected as the new cover design and was presented with a voucher for […]
The annual Year 14 Interview Skills Day took place recently at St Paul’s. The event helps to prepare students for impending university and employment interviews. A wide range of our partners from industry and education were in attendance and participated in the mock interview sessions, advising pupils on their interview technique and making suggestions for […]
Congratulations to Year 14 student, Tara O’Hanlon, who has reached the All-Ireland final of the Lions Youth Award scheme. Tara, who had previously won the Newry Lions competition, and was representing her local area. On Sunday 13th December in Banbridge she won the regional heat. Also in the picture are the three interviewers of the panel and […]
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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