St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh

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St. Augustine's R.C High School
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St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh
Broomhouse Road

,
EH12 9AD

Scotland
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Type Secondary School
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
EstablishedAugust 1969
Head TeacherAntony O’Doherty
Depute Head TeachersLesley-Ann Baird
Mr Frew
Mr McLauchlan
Gender Co-educational
Age12to 18
Number of pupils840 [1]
HousesAndrew
Bernadette
David
Margaret
School yearsS1-S6
Diocese St Andrews and Edinburgh
Website https://staugustinesrchs.uk/

St. Augustine's High School, established in 1969, is a Roman Catholic secondary school serving the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with approximately 840 pupils. [2]

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History

St. Augustine's RC High School was founded in August 1969. It was created on the Comprehensive School model by the merger of two existing Catholic schools: Holy Cross Academy, a selective secondary school which was established in 1907, [3] and the non-selective St Andrew's Junior Secondary, which opened in 1962. St Augustine's moved to its present site serving the whole of the west of the city in August 1969.

The new school is named after St Augustine of Hippo.

New school

St Augustine's moved onto a shared campus with Forrester High School in January 2010. The new building is situated on the former football pitches of the school. The new building is split into two halves. On the side closest to Saughton Park is Forrester High School. On the opposite side is St Augustine's with the only shared area being the swimming pool. This is shared on a Rota basis and the students are never taught in the same area at the same time.

Notable alumni

Holy Cross Academy

St Augustine's High School

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References

  1. "School Handbook 2021-22" (PDF). St Augustine's High School. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. "School Handbook 2021-22" (PDF). St Augustine's High School. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. "Remembering 100 years of Holy Cross". The Scotsman . 5 September 2007.

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