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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 Our Lady's High School, Broxburn was a former Roman Catholic High School located in the western part of Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland. The student occupied its former premises beginning in 1969. It was a state-funded high school that educated ...

. In 1993 both schools, as two different entities, changed their name and uniform to Saint Margaret's. The school is set in the Howden area of Livingston in a prominent site near the town centre. The associated primary schools are St John Ogilvie Primary School in Deans, St Ninian's Primary in Dedridge and St Andrew's Primary in Craigshill, St Paul's Primary, East Calder, St Nicholas' Primary, Broxburn and Holy Family Primary in Winchburgh.

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,概要

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(MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "St. Margaret's Academy (High School) Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6AT, Scotland" It first opened in 1982 and moved to Livingston in April 2003.

Notable alumni

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Margaret's Academy Educational institutions established in 1992 Catholic secondary schools in West Lothian 1994 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1994