St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook has been presented with the Centre of Excellence Award for Financial Education by Young Enterprise NI at Queen’s University Belfast, becoming the first school in Northern Ireland to achieve the award.

Saint Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, is celebrating the outstanding achievement of Year 14 student Niamh Cunningham, who has recently been selected for the prestigious Netball Northern Ireland Under 19 Long Academy squad. Niamh’s selection is a testament to her dedication, talent and commitment to netball. Over many years, she has demonstrated exceptional skill, determination and […]

St Paul’s welcomed the Class of 2026, their families and guests to the school hall on Thursday 10 September for Senior Prizegiving, the first great occasion of our Diamond Jubilee year, with Bishop Michael Router as Guest of Honour.

As is tradition, our annual Junior Prizegiving took place as part of our Year 11 Induction on Friday 28 August, as our new Year 11 pupils returned to school for the start of the academic year. It is a ceremony that belongs to a particular moment. These young people arrived in Year 8 three years […]

St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook is celebrating an excellent morning as pupils in Year 12 and Year 11 receive their GCSE, Level 2 and other vocational qualifications. The day falls in the school’s Diamond Jubilee year, sixty years since St Paul’s first opened its doors in 1966. Almost eight in ten pupils, 79.92%, have achieved […]

St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook is celebrating another year of excellent success at A Level, as pupils today received their GCE A2, GCE AS and other Level 3 results. The day carries an added significance this year, as the school opens its Diamond Jubilee, sixty years since St Paul’s first welcomed pupils in 1966. More […]

Staff of St Paul’s High School gathered for the Celebration of Mass to mark the end of the 2025/26 academic year on Friday 26 June, giving thanks for the year behind them and honouring retiring colleagues, among them Guest of Honour Alison Boyle, who steps back after more than twenty years as a Classroom Assistant.

Eleven young people with special educational needs took centre stage at the Canal Court Hotel, Newry, on Wednesday 17 June as they graduated from An Droichead, an innovative programme supporting young people as they transition from school into adult life, employment and further opportunities.  The graduates were joined by parents, teachers, employers, friends and supporters for a celebration of their […]

On Tuesday 2nd June 2026, St Paul’s was honoured to welcome Crossmaglen mountaineer Sarah Armstrong to speak at our Year 8 assembly about her recent ascent of Mount Everest. Sarah reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain on 20th May 2026, a death-defying feat that fewer than 8,000 people have accomplished in 73 years. […]

There were sunny spells and there were showers at St Paul’s today, but the intermittent rain did nothing to dampen our pupils’ enthusiasm for a great Sports Day. From the first race of the morning to the final presentation, our Key Stage 3 pupils gave everything to the track, the sandpit and the throwing circle, […]