September 2011

 EXCELLENT A LEVEL RESULTS CELEBRATED AT ST. JOSEPH'S

Staff and students at St. Joseph's High School were delighted as they celebrated another year of excellent A Level results. Since A-levels were introduced several years ago, there has been a steady increase in the numbers remaining on in the Sixth Form and this year's cohort was the largest ever.
St. Joseph's students have consistently achieved above the Northern Ireland Secondary School average,     and this year is no exception.
Mr. Kevin Scally, the Principal, said that he was delighted with the results. He said that 88% of the grades were in the range A* to C.
The Principal went on to say "These are outstanding results. It is a fitting reward for the students and their teachers. Our students have worked extraordinarily hard to achieve this level of success"
"They are also an impressive demonstration of how we continue to maintain high standards in all aspects        of school life".
"They are the product of sustained hard work and commitment.  An enormous effort has been made by everyone and it has paid off".
"I am also confident that our students GCSE results, out next week, will be the best in the school's history".
"It is also gratifying that we have a good intake of new year 8 pupils starting in a few weeks".
"I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to the teachers, who have helped our students perform to such a high standard"
"I also want to commend the parents, without whose support, the standards achieved would not be as high."
"The vast majority of our A level students will gain entrance to their first choice college."
 

 

 

ST. JOSEPH'S CELEBRATE BEST EVER RESULTS AT G.C.S.E'

A St. Joseph's High School, Crossmaglen has achieved its best ever results this year. 88%                                                                             of the students gained 5 or more GCSE grades at A*-C, an increase on the previous year, which was 71%.
This is well above the Northern Ireland average for Secondary schools, which last year was 55%.
Principal Kevin Scally said "You cannot achieve the kind of results we have achieved without hard work,                                                             not just by the students but by the staff and parents. This is a team effort".
“Once again all-ability schools, such as St. Joseph’s, prove that all young people can achieve success                                                                 in inclusive centres of excellence, without the need for unregulated testing at age 11.
“The downturn in employment prospects means many more young people, particularly boys, want to                                                             remain at school after the age of 16. The success of our students this year at GCSE has resulted in a                                                                 big increase in the numbers in our sixth form. We started offering A levels several years ago, and the                                                             sixth form has steadily grown in size. We anticipate a further large increase this year.
"St. Joseph's serves the entire community, and has a proud tradition of academic success, which is                                                 recognised and acknowledged throughout South Armagh"

Among the outstanding results was that of Miceal Murphy from McShanes Road, Silverbridge                                                                             who gained one A* and 7 A grades and one B grade. Miceal is a past pupil of St Patrick's Primary School, Cullyhanna.

  

 

SRC Occupational STUDIES Awards
 

Joe Wallace and Natasha Hughes received 'Best Student Awards' for their outstanding                                                                     performance in the Occupational Studies course at Southern Regional College. It was                                                                                             a double celebration for Joe who was also awarded best overall student in Digital Technology.                                                                         Joe and Natasha are pictured with Mr Shields (Occupational Studies Co ordinator)                                                                                             and Vice Principals Mrs Mulligan and Mr Jones.

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St Josephs Awarded 5 Stars in the National Food Hygiene Scheme

St Joseph's canteen has been awarded 5 star rating in the national food hygiene scheme.                                                         The scheme provides information on food hygiene to help you choose where to eat out or                                                         shop for food, by giving you information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, pubs,                                                     cafes, canteens, takeaways, hotels and other places you eat, as well as supermarkets                                                             and other food shops.

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Year 10 scrudu beil

Year 10 pupils ( and the Irish assistant Mr Mooney )who sat their scrudu beil and                                                             received their silver fainne recently Comhghairdeas go leir!