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, […]

Many thanks to our local MLA and former pupil, Aoife Finnegan, who kindly hosted our Samba group at Stormont today. Our talented young musicians had the wonderful opportunity to perform on the Grand Hall steps and experience the unique atmosphere of the Parliament Buildings. They also enjoyed a fascinating tour and learned more about the […]

We are very proud of our Year 13 pupils and their company MadeToHold, who have excelled throughout this year’s Young Enterprise Company Programme A number of pupils achieved the prestigious Ulster University Business School certification, recognising their outstanding effort in completing the University of Ulster assessment an excellent achievement and a valuable addition to their CVs. […]

It is with great sadness that the St Paul’s community shares the news that Mr Michael Warde, the founding Principal of the school, has died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Mr Warde was just thirty years old when he was appointed the first Principal of St Paul’s in 1966. A native of County Mayo, […]

Today we were delighted to welcome past pupil Ray Hanratty back to St Paul’s, a visit Ray described himself as a real trip down memory lane. He couldn’t quite believe that it has been 27 years since he last set foot in St Paul’s in 1999.   Ray, now the owner of Centrifugal Electrical LLC […]