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Written Question · S2W-17973 · Session 2

Which secondary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997.

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 19 Jul 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997.

The answer

Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 Aug 2005 · 23 days after it was lodged, on time

The secondary schools openedand closed in each year since 1997 are set out in the following tables. Bothlocal authority and independent schools are included, as well as schools thathave merged to form new schools or have moved site. The information has beenderived from information collected annually by the Scottish Executive EducationDepartment on the opening and closing of schools.
Table 1:Secondary Schools Opened, By Year
Education Authority Area
| School

1997
|

Dundee City
| Baldragon Academy

1998
|

East Ayrshire
| St Joseph's Academy

Edinburgh City
| St Margaret's School
*

Highland
| Scoraig Secondary School
*

1999
|

Inverclyde
| Cedars School of Excellence
*

2001
|

Dundee City
| Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
*

2002
|

Aberdeenshire
| Meldrum Academy

Highland
| Ardnamurchan High School

2003
|

Glasgow City
| Iqra Academy
*

2004
|

Aberdeen City
| Springvale Education Trust
*

Falkirk
| Oakwood Education Trust
*

Fife
| Osborne House School
*

2005 (to date)
|

South Lanarkshire
| St Andrew's and St Bride's High School

Note: *DenotesIndependent School.
Table 2:Secondary Schools Closed, By Year
Education Authority Area
| School

1997
|

Dumfries & Galloway
| Kilquhanity House School
*

Dundee City
| Kirkton High School

Dundee City
| Rockwell High School

Glasgow City
| John Bosco Secondary School

1998
|

East Ayrshire
| St Joseph's Academy- Kilmarnock Campus

East Ayrshire
| St Joseph's Academy- Cumnock Campus

Edinburgh City
| St Denis and Cranley School
*

Edinburgh City
| St Margaret's School for Girls
*

Glasgow City
| St Gerard's Secondary School

Glasgow City
| Garthamlock Secondary School

Glasgow City
| North Kelvinside Secondary School

Glasgow City
| St Augustine's Secondary School

Glasgow City
| St Leonard's Secondary School

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In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17973 by reference.