Our Lady's High School, Motherwell

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.

Not to be confused with Our Lady's High School, Cumbernauld.

Our Lady's High School
Address
Dalzell Drive

Motherwell
,
North Lanarkshire
,
ML1 2DG

Scotland
Information
TypeRoman Catholic high school
MottoMary seat of wisdom pray for us
Local authorityNorth Lanarkshire Council[1]
RectorAndrew Easton
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Colour(s)Red (Andrew), green (Sinclair), blue (Margaret), yellow (Columba)
Websitehttp://www.ourladyshighschool.co.uk/

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.

Since 1997, Our Lady's has shared its accommodation with Bothwellpark High School which caters for students who require extra educational support.

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

References
  1. BBC Education League Tables.
  2. "School band award". Motherwell Times. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008. (2007)
  3. "PEARSON OUT TO REPEAT CUP HEROICS". Sporting Life. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  4. "Roy, Frank". Ask Aristotle. London, UK. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  5. "Obituary: Cardinal Thomas Winning". The Independent. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

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