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and closed in 1978. The building now forms part of Murrayfield Hospital.

Rectors

# Br. J. Solano Russell, CFC (1953 – February 1959) # Br. Patrick Kostka Ennis, CFC (April 1959 – 1962) # Br. Ignatius Baylor, CFC (1962 – February 1966) # Br. J. C. Ambrose, CFC (April 1966 – 1971) # Br. T. Livingstone, CFC (1971 – 1978)

Notable faculty

Arthur Oldham Arthur William Oldham OBE (6 September 1926 – 4 May 2003) was an English composer and choirmaster. He founded the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in 1965, the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris in 1975, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus ...

, an English composer, was amongst its faculty.

References

External links

www.scotusacademy.net
website dedicated to former pupils and staff Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Scotland Defunct boys' schools in Scotland Defunct secondary schools in Edinburgh History of Edinburgh Educational institutions established in 1953 Educational institutions disestablished in 1977 1953 establishments in Scotland 1977 disestablishments in Scotland Defunct Catholic primary schools in Scotland Defunct independent schools in Edinburgh {{scotland-school-stub