In the

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, there are many 'local authority maintained' (i.e. state funded) Roman Catholic schools. These are theoretically open to pupils of all

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s or none, although if the school is over-subscribed priority will be given to

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children.

History

During the

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, Catholic schools were created on the European continent for the training of children of Catholic families from Britain. During the 18th century, colleges for the training of priests were created in Scotland, such as in

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and

Lismore Seminary Lismore Seminary was situated in Kilcheran House on the island of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides part of Argyll, Scotland. It served as a seminary for the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland in the 19th century. At the time it was the only seminary ...

. After the Re-establishment of the English hierarchy and the Scottish hierarchy new schools were created. After the

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in Scotland and the

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in England and Wales, state-funded Catholic schools were built. Nevertheless, today there has been some controversy over Roman Catholic schools. Some

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backbenchers would like to see them closed along with all other faith-based schools, and this was the official policy of the

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at the

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. Some local authorities – such as in

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– have chosen to build so-called "shared campuses" where a Roman Catholic and non-denominational school share grounds, a building, and facilities such as canteen, sport halls etc., but lessons are taught separately. This policy has had mixed success – although supporters say it reduces the risk of "us and them" sectarianism, some shared campuses have suffered disruptions on opening. At one stage the Scottish Catholic Church even considered legal action against

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Council to stop another "shared campus" being built. The

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provides the central co-ordination under the Bishops' Conference for Catholic schools in England and Wales. In Northern Ireland, Roman Catholic schools are state-funded and organised and run by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS).Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (Northern Ireland)
(retrieved 19 June 2007)

Scotland

After the

, many state-funded Scottish Catholic schools were started. Nevertheless, there exist Catholic independent schools such as

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, Fernhill School, Rutherglen, and Kilgraston School. During the

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, while there were no Catholic

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in England and Wales, there was a number of Scottish seminaries before the

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. Notable Scottish Catholic schools today include: ;Aberdeen * St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Aberdeen ;Dumfries and Galloway *

St Joseph's College, Dumfries St Joseph's College in Dumfries, South West Scotland, is a Roman Catholic secondary school. It began as a Catholic boys' boarding school run by Marist Brothers. History St Joseph's College was founded in 1875 as both a boarding school and th ...

;Dundee * St John's Roman Catholic High School *

St Paul's Roman Catholic Academy St. Paul's R.C. Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. The school was established in 2009 as a merger between Lawside Academy and St. Saviours High School. The combined school occupies a new site on Gillburn Road in ...

;East Ayrshire *

Saint Joseph's Academy, Kilmarnock St. Joseph's Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school in New Farm Loch, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. The school is located in Kilmarnock but serves the entire local authority area of East Ayrshire Council. St. Joseph's Academy is the onl ...

;East Dunbartonshire * St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch *

Turnbull High School Turnbull High School is a co-educational comprehensive Secondary School located in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The school was named after William Turnbull, Bishop of Glasgow from 1448 to 1454, and founder of the University of ...

;East Renfrewshire * St Luke's High School * St Ninian's High School, Giffnock ;Edinburgh * Holy Rood High School, Edinburgh * St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh *

St Thomas of Aquin's High School St Thomas of Aquin's High School is a state-funded Catholic secondary school in the Tollcross area of Edinburgh. History St Thomas of Aquin’s College for the training of Catholic teachers was formally established in 1865 by the Sisters of Merc ...

;Fife * St Columba's Roman Catholic High School, Dunfermline ;Glasgow *

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* Cardinal Winning Secondary School *

Holyrood Secondary School ("By this conquer!") , established = 1936 , closed = , type = Comprehensive , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , president = , head_name = , head ...

* John Paul Academy *

Lourdes Secondary School Lourdes Secondary School, established in 1956, is a school in the south-west of Glasgow which serves a large catchment area, including the communities of Cardonald, Craigton, Crookston, Drumoyne, Govan, Hillington, Ibrox, Kinning Park, Moss ...

Notre Dame High School, Glasgow Notre Dame High School is a local, catchment based state funded secondary school for girls, located on Observatory Road in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1897 as a fee paying school for girls. Notre Dame High was the last remaining sing ...

* St Andrew's Secondary School, Glasgow * St Margaret Mary's Secondary School * St Mungo's Academy *

St Paul's High School, Glasgow St Paul's High School is a co-educational, Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school located in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. It was built on the site of, and using some buildings from, the former Craigbank Secondary School, to replace the pr ...

* St Roch's Secondary School *

St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in Jordanhill, Glasgow. The current head teacher is Claire McInally, who took over at the beginning of the 2019-2020 session. The previous head teacher was Andrew McSorley who head ...

;Inverclyde *

St Columba's High School, Gourock St Columba's High School is a co-educational six-year Roman Catholic, comprehensive secondary school, located next to Tower Hill Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The school serves south west Greenock, Gourock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay. The curre ...

;Midlothian * St David's Roman Catholic High School ;North Ayrshire * St Matthew's Academy ;North Lanarkshire *

Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill Cardinal Newman High School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school was formed by the amalgamation of Elmwood Secondary, St. Saviour's High School and S ...

* Our Lady's High School, Cumbernauld *

Our Lady's High School, Motherwell Our Lady's High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that is close to Fir Park stadium. The school educates around 675 pupils. The headteacher is Dan Cardle. History The school w ...

* St Aidan's High School * St. Maurice's High School *

Taylor High School, New Stevenston Taylor High School is a six-year Roman Catholic Comprehensive school, comprehensive secondary school in New Stevenston, Motherwell, Scotland. It is named after Monsignor Thomas Nimmo Taylor who was Parish Priest at St. Francis Xavier Church, Carf ...

;Perth and Kinross * Kilgraston School * St John's Academy ;Renfrewshire * St Andrew's Academy, Paisley * St Benedict's Roman Catholic High School *

Trinity High School, Renfrew Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Renfrew, Scotland. The school's building was originally the site of the state school Renfrew High, but in 1975 Renfrew High School moved to a new larger site, and the building became ...

;South Ayrshire *

Queen Margaret Academy Queen Margaret Academy ( gd, àrd-sgoil/Acadamh banrigh Maighread) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south of Ayr in southwest Scotland. Queen Margaret is state-run by South Ayrshire Council and takes children aged 11 to 18 from the wh ...

;South Lanarkshire * Fernhill School, Rutherglen * Holy Cross High School, Hamilton * St Andrew's and St Bride's High School * Saint John Ogilve High School *

Trinity High School, Rutherglen Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Eastfield, Rutherglen, Scotland near the city of Glasgow. It was established in 1971. The current head teacher is Allison Craig who took office in 2021 with incumbent Peter Bol ...

;Stirling *

St Modan's High School St Modan's Roman Catholic High School is an S1-S6 Catholic high school in Stirling, Scotland. History In September 1933, St Modan's High School was officially opened by Archbishop McDonald of St Andrew's and Edinburgh. It was located in Barnsda ...

;West Dunbartonshire *

Our Lady and St Patrick's High School Our Lady & St Patrick's High School is a six-year co-educational comprehensive Roman Catholic school, situated in the Bellsmyre area of Dumbarton, Scotland. It is the only denominational secondary school for Dumbarton, the nearby Vale of Leven Co ...

* St Peter the Apostle High School ;West Lothian * St Margaret's Academy *

St Kentigern's Academy St. Kentigern's Academy is a Roman Catholic, comprehensive school in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. The school was built in 1973 and refurbished in 1995/6. An extensive refurbishment of the school was completed in September 2009. Scottish si ...

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