Belmont House School is a

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co-educational school in

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, Scotland, in the

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area, providing

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and

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. It is based in the former Broom House, a Georgian

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History

The school was founded in 1929Belmont House School , History
in Greenhill Avenue,

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as a boys' preparatory school, and moved to its current home in the former mansion house of the Broom Estate in 1934. The Broom House was built in 1840, possibly to a design by David Hamilton, and was the birthplace of

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. In 1977, the secondary department opened, and the school began admitting female pupils in 2000.

Junior school

The school was originally established as a preparatory (or primary) school. Today, pupils sit the cycling proficiency test and a programme of Emergency First Aid in Primary 6.

Notable alumni

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1929 Private schools in East Renfrewshire Category B listed buildings in East Renfrewshire Newton Mearns Private schools in Glasgow 1929 establishments in Scotland Buildings and structures completed in 1840