Our Lady's High School, Broxburn
Our Lady's High School, Broxburn was a former Roman Catholic High School located in the western part of Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland. The student occupied its former premises beginning in 1969.[1] It was a state-funded high school that educated Roman Catholic students mainly from the areas of Broxburn, Uphall, Uphall Station and Winchburgh. In 1983, the school had 400 students; prior to its closure there were about 100 students.[2][3] The school's motto was 'Respice Stellam', Latin for look to the stars.
Closure
[edit]In 1984 the Lothian Regional Council announced plans to close Our Lady's High School by 1986, a move opposed by parents of students.[4] Talks continued into 1986 without resolution between the Roman Catholic church authorities and the regional education authority.[5] In 1993 the council announced plans to amalgamate Our Lady's High & St Mary's Academy, Bathgate into one large purpose-built school in nearby Livingston.[6] Both Our Lady's High and St Mary's adopted the new name, and both operated as St. Margaret's Academy for one year prior to their closure, before moving all schooling to Livingston. The school eventually closed in 1994. Our Lady's High was renovated in the late 1990s is now the site of Strathbrock Partnership Centre, a West Lothian Council one-purpose public services building used to accommodate a range of services such as housing, social work, a GP surgery, chemist and an adult education centre.
References
[edit]- ^ The Glasgow Herald. The Glasgow Herald.
- ^ MCKECHIN, WILLIAM JOSEPH (16 January 2018). Going It Alone:: Catholic Schools in Scotland. tredition. ISBN 978-3-7323-9540-8.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald. The Glasgow Herald.
- ^ Evening Times. Evening Times.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald. The Glasgow Herald.
- ^ "Emotions run high on 'two for one' school proposal". The Herald. 13 December 1989. Retrieved 16 March 2022.