Our Lady's High School, Broxburn was a former Roman Catholic High School located in the western part of

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. The student occupied its former premises beginning in 1969. It was a state-funded high school that educated

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students mainly from the areas of Broxburn,

Uphall Uphall (, ) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It forms a conurbation with Broxburn, West Lothian, Broxburn to the east, Dechmont to the west and the major town of Livingston, Scotland, Livingston to the south west. Uphall is 30 miles from ...

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and

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. In 1983, the school had 400 students; prior to its closure there were about 100 students. The school's motto was 'Respice Stellam', Latin for ''look to the stars.''

Closure

In 1984 the

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announced plans to close Our Lady's High School by 1986, a move opposed by parents of students. Talks continued into 1986 without resolution between the Roman Catholic church authorities and the regional education authority. In 1993 the council announced plans to amalgamate Our Lady's High &

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into one large purpose-built school in nearby Livingston. Both Our Lady's High and St Mary's adopted the new name, and both operated as St. Margaret's Academy for one year prior to their closure, before moving all schooling to Livingston. The school eventually closed in 1994. Our Lady's High was renovated in the late 1990s is now the site of Strathbrock Partnership Centre, a

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one-purpose public services building used to accommodate a range of services such as housing, social work, a GP surgery, chemist and an

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centre.

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{{authority control Defunct secondary schools in West Lothian Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Scotland Educational institutions disestablished in 1994 1994 disestablishments in Scotland Broxburn, West Lothian