St Andrew's High School, Clydebank Explained

St Andrew's High School
Motto:Commitment to Excellence
Established:1970
Closed:28 June 2009
Type:Comprehensive School
Religion:Roman Catholic
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Headteacher:Mick Vassie
Chaplain:Father Tartaglia
Street:North Douglas Street
City:Whitecrook, Clydebank
Postcode:G81 1NQ
Country:Scotland
Authority:West Dunbartonshire
Teaching Staff:70-80
Roll:1,000 +
Accreditation:Investors in People, Schools of Ambition
Colours: Blue

St Andrew's High School was a Catholic high school situated in Whitecrook in Clydebank in Scotland.[1] It was closed in 2009 and amalgamated with St Columba's High School to form St Peter the Apostle High School on the site of St Columba's in Drumry. The final head teacher was Mick Vassie (in post from 1995) who then took over as head of the new school; he retired in 2013.[2]

By June 2010 the building had been deemed to be in a dangerous condition following two arson attacks, hastening its demolition.[3] As with the other vacant site in the town where a school had been (at Braidfield High School), the St Andrew's site lay unused for some years until 2016, when the local authority approved plans for it to be used for a housing development;[4] construction actually commenced in 2019.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Peter the Apostle High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20081013121815/http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/secondary/standrews/. 13 October 2008. West Dunbartonshire Council. dead.
  2. https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/13940585.fond-farewell-given-to-clydebank-teacher/ Fond farewell given to Clydebank teacher
  3. News: High school fire . Clydebank Post . 9 June 2010 . 13 March 2018.
  4. News: Ex-school sites in Clydebank approved for housing . BBC News . 17 March 2016. 13 March 2018.
  5. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/article/work-begins-on-new-council-homes-in-clydebank Work begins on new council homes in Clydebank