St. Paul's R.C. Academy is a
Roman Catholic
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secondary school in
Dundee,
Scotland
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. The school was established in 2009 as a merger between
Lawside Academy
Lawside Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. It was the northernmost state Catholic school in Europe. Lawside closed in June 2008, 101 years after it opened. The school's successor is St Paul's Academy.
History
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and
St. Saviours High School. The combined school occupies a new site on Gillburn Road in the
Kirkton area of Dundee, with the two previous sites left empty. As it is north of
St. John's, the other Catholic secondary school in Dundee, St. Paul's Academy succeeds
Lawside in holding the position as the northernmost state Catholic secondary school in
Europe
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. The academy is named after
Paul the Apostle, Paul being the middle name of the Right Reverend
Vincent Logan, the ninth
bishop
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of the
Diocese of Dunkeld
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History
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. The school has 5 houses named after
saints:
St. Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
,
St. Columba,
St. Margaret,
St. Ninian
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, and
St. Patrick.
As of 2021 the school has an enrollment of 1069 students and although the school is Catholic, it welcomes all religious backgrounds. St Paul's offers a wide range of subjects in its curriculum, whilst following the
CfE. At St Paul's, courses are available at a wide range of levels including the new National levels 3, 4 and 5 as well as Higher and Advanced Higher depending on the subject.
Educational institutions established in 2009
Catholic secondary schools in Dundee
2009 establishments in Scotland
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