St Margaret's Academy
Catholic secondary school in Scotland
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St Margaret's Academy in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland is a Catholic secondary school. It is one of two Catholic secondaries in the local authority area (the other being St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn).
| St Margaret's Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Sean Carson Road , , EH54 6AT Scotland 55.8888°N 3.5229°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary school |
Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Established | 1994 |
Local authority | West Lothian Council |
Head Teacher | David Sheerin |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Melrose, Jedburgh, Dryburgh |
| Website | www |
The school serves Broxburn, East Calder and the areas of Livingston: Eliburn, Deans, Howden, Craigshill, Dedridge, Ladywell, Livingston Village, Anniesland and Knightsridge.
History
St Margaret's Academy opened in 1994 as the successor to St Mary's Academy in Bathgate and Our Lady's High School, Broxburn. In 1993 both schools, as two different entities, changed their name and uniform to Saint Margaret's. The school is in the Howden area of Livingston near the town centre.
Achievements
Weekend programmes
The Scotland Japanese School (スコットランド日本語補習授業校 Sukottorando Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese school,[3] is held at St. Margaret's.[4] It first opened in 1982 and moved to Livingston in April 2003.[3]
Notable alumni
- Scott Arfield, football player[5]
- Mark Burchill, football player and coach[citation needed]
- Elise Christie, short track speed skater[6]
- John Kerr, figure skater[7][better source needed]