It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Fr. Andrew Coleman, our former School Chaplain.
We thank God for his priestly service and pray for the happy repose of his soul.
May he rest in peace.
Delighted that our visitors from St Patrick’s in Malawi 🇲🇼 arrived safely this afternoon. Looking forward to strengthening our partnership over the next two weeks!
Due to the red weather alert that has been issued, St Benedict’s High School, along with all Renfrewshire schools will remain closed tomorrow, Thursday 1 March. Please check the twitter feed and website for updates.
Well done to our S6 pupils who have completed the Senior Peer Mentoring Programme, an eight- week course on supporting others with their mental health. A fantastic achievement!
Good Luck to our very own Anna Edvaldsson who has been selected for the U17 Scotland Netball Squad. They are taking on Northern Ireland this Saturday at 11am at the Emirates Arena. There are still tickets available.
1/2 The school has been informed of the tragic passing at the weekend of one of our much loved fifth year pupils, Robyn Fryar.
Robyn was an exceptional young adult who will be sadly missed. Robyn and her family are in the prayers and thoughts of our entire school community.
We said farewell today to our fantastic canteen manager Liz who retires after 15 years at St Benedict’s. Best wishes for the future. 😎 you’ll be missed!!
Here is Sarah singing Somewhere over the Rainbow with Saoirse on the ukulele 🌈 👏 An excellent performance from our pupils at the Award ceremony last night!
St Benedict’s High School and all schools in Renfrewshire will remain closed on Friday 2 March due to the adverse weather. Please continue to follow the school twitter account for further updates.
Congratulations to Curtis for his fantastic performance at last night’s Renfrewshire Schools’ Young Musician of the Year event, with a very beautiful rendition of
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’s ‘Experience’!
Congratulations to Alana on the successful completion of a Nuffield Future Researcher placement. Alana participated in a challenging research project from home, An amazing experience and achievement!
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🇪🇸 Good luck to all of our Higher and Advanced Higher Spanish candidates who sit their exam on Monday morning and to our National 5 Spanish candidates who sit their exam in the afternoon. 🇪🇸
A great finish to the term yesterday. Fr Michael leading us in our Advent Service before our Christmas Karaoke and Ceilidh. Thanks to everyone for their hard work this term. We wish all in our school community a Happy Christmas!
Congratulations to all award winners from last night's ceremony and thanks to all the parents, carers and invited guests that turned out to support them. With a mindset for success, anything is possible. Brilliant to see our new sign taking pride of place in the Street area.
Good luck to all of our senior pupils receiving exam results today. Pupil Support teachers will be available tomorrow (Wednesday) for anyone who wants to renegotiate options. Phone the office today to make an appointment.
⭐️ We are delighted to introduce you to our new Leadership Team! Congratulations to our new Head Boy and Head Girl - Oliver and Louise, and to our new Depute Head Boys and Girls - Junior, Cian, Jessica, Alyssa and Gloria! ⭐️
St Benedict's Christmas Concert 2022 was a massive success! Well done to all our wonderful pupils and staff for putting on an amazing show! 👏 Thank you to those who came out to watch 😃 more pics and videos to follow! 🎅 🎄
Mr Sinclair and Mrs Kearn's ASDAN class helping facilitate the food bank collection. Just under 1000 tins and packets and £100 raised by staff and pupils. Great effort!
Great 1st day back today - Well done to the S1 & S6 pupils. Uniform was fantastic. You all looked great in your blazers!! Tomorrow we welcome the S4 & S5 pupils ( along with S1&6). Looking forward to seeing you all.
Fantastic turn out for last night's BGE Information Evening! Parents enjoyed sessions on Satchel:One, Literacy, Numeracy, Health and Wellbeing, and Extra-Curricular and Wider Achievement. And, a huge thanks to our seniors for helping out!
Abby and Gavin, our Head Girl and Head Boy, were delighted to represent our school community today at Holy Mass in St. Augustine’s, Coatbridge, celebrated by His Excellency Archbishop Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, and the Bishops of Scotland.
An incredible effort from the St. Benedict’s community for our food bank drive. We will be donating over 150 bags. Thank you all for your incredible generosity over this festive season.
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We were delighted to be able to deliver a cheque to St. Vincent’s Hospice for £300.85, raised for ‘Light Up a Life’ through the sale of dedication stars, Christmas cards and the S3 bake sale. Well done to everyone involved!
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Great to see well over 100 young people in school today getting extra help with Maths & Chemistry. Tomorrow it’s the turn of Higher and National 5 Biology & Spanish and Advanced Higher Maths.
We are excited to announce that one of our S5 pupils has been successful in her application to Space School at Strathclyde University. This is a fantastic achievement and incredible opportunity. Stay tuned for updates on her journey.
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Last week we formally celebrated the Class of 2022 with our Graduation Mass. We are incredibly proud of them all and wish them all the best going forward!
Dear Primary Seven,
We can’t wait for you to join us at St. Benedict’s, but in the meantime let’s have a look at what being part of our school is like ...