St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh

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St. Augustine's High School, established in 1969, is a Roman Catholic secondary school serving the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with approximately 700 pupils.HistorySt. 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, 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 schoolSt 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 former pupilsAlison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian regionCardinal Gordon Joseph Gray, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh from 1951 to 1985Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who served as Archbishop of St Andrew's and Edinburgh from 1985 to 2013Paul Cullen, Lord Pentland, former Solicitor General for Scotland, now a Senator of the College of JusticeStuart John Wood, rhythm and bass guitarist and member of the 1970s band, the Bay City Rollers.

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St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh is Edinburgh based place and this enity listed in High School category. Contact phone number of St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh: 0131 334 6801