Our Lady's High School, Motherwell
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Dalzell Drive , , ML1 2DG Scotland | |
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Type | Roman Catholic high school |
Motto | Mary seat of wisdom pray for us |
Local authority | North Lanarkshire Council[1] |
Rector | Andrew Easton |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Colour(s) | Red (Andrew), green (Sinclair), blue (Margaret), yellow (Columba) |
Website | http://www.ourladyshighschool.co.uk/ |
Our Lady's High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that is close to Fir Park stadium. The school educates around 675 pupils. The headteacher is Dan Cardle.
History
The school was established in 1888, making it one of the oldest Roman Catholic secondary schools in Scotland. It was originally an all-boys school and the first class of girls was not enrolled until 1945. In the same year, the school's famous War Memorial Chapel, built with funds raised by the school community, was opened. The current building on Dalzell Drive was built in 1974. In 1975, Our Lady's made it into the Guinness Book of Records, having a school roll of 2,325 pupils, making it the largest school in Scotland.[citation needed]
Since 1997, Our Lady's has shared its accommodation with Bothwellpark High School which caters for students who require extra educational support.[citation needed]
Houses
The four school houses are named after famous holy people with ties to Scotland: St. Andrew, Queen Margaret of Scotland, St. Columba and the Venerable Margaret Sinclair. The house colours are red, blue, yellow, and green respectively.
Performing arts and physical education
The school wind band achieved a gold at the National Concert Band Festival in 2005-06. On 30 March 2007 the band attained a gold award at the Festival and then won the Lanarkshire Youth Musical Award for 2007.[2]
Their senior football team achieved national success in 2000 when they won the Under-18 Scottish Schools Football Shield. This was the eighth time the school has won this prestigious trophy.
Notable former pupils
- Sir Matt Busby, former manager of Manchester United
- Sir Tom Devine,historian
- Patrick Doyle, composer
- Colin Fox, former MSP
- Chic McSherry OBE, businessman, writer and musician
- Martin Ledwith, actor
- Brian McCardie, actor
- Billy McNeill, footballer for Celtic and Scotland
- Bobby Murdoch, footballer for Celtic and Scotland
- Stephen Pearson, footballer[3]
- Frank Roy, former MP (1997-2015)[4]
- Thomas Cardinal Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow[5]
- Kieran Tierney, footballer for Celtic and Scotland (first year only)
- John Doyle, Celtic Football Player
References
- ^ BBC Education League Tables.
- ^ "School band award". Motherwell Times. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008. (2007)
- ^ "PEARSON OUT TO REPEAT CUP HEROICS". Sporting Life. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Roy, Frank". Ask Aristotle. London, UK. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Obituary: Cardinal Thomas Winning". The Independent. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2008. [dead link]