St John’s RC Academy is a Catholic, 2-18

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located in

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History

The academy resulted from a merger of ''St John’s Primary School'' and ''St Columba’s High School''. The secondary part of the school opened in March 2010 and the nursery and primary part in November 2011.

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MSP officially opened the academy in December 2011. The original ''St John’s School'' was established in 1864 while ''St. Columba’s High School'' officially opened in 1967.Brian Toner. ''Mr. Mackay's Legacy: St. John's School in Perth 1832-2010''; (2010, Anna Books); pages 99, 110

Facilities

The Academy is located at the centre of the ''North Inch Community Campus''. This campus has a range of facilities open to the community including a library, meeting rooms, drama and music facilities and sports facilities. All of these can be accessed by the students.

Sports

The Academy has formed a sports partnership with

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. This partnership was awarded the first inter-denominational Sports Comprehensive status in Scotland under the banner, 'Everyone Active'. It won the Sunday Mail/Sports Scotland Scottish Sports Award 2011. The winning category was 'School Sports Award'. The partnership organises joint sports teams.

Awards

The Academy received the

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Rights Respecting School Gold Award in 2014 and 2019.

Notable pupils

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- actor *Stephen Gethins MP * Dave Doogan MP

References

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