John Bosco Secondary School

Not to be confused with St. John Bosco High School.

John Bosco Secondary School
Location
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Information
TypeComprehensive
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1974
Closed1997
GenderCo-educational
LanguageEnglish

John Bosco Secondary School was a Catholic Secondary School in the Oatlands area of Glasgow in Scotland. Named in honour of John Bosco, it was located at Wolseley Street, close to Richmond Park. The campus was designed by architect John Morton Cochrane of Honeyman, Jack & Robertson Architectural Practice.[1] The design and build incorporated the building of the former St. Bonaventure's Junior Secondary School. It was commissioned by The Corporation of Glasgow Education Department and was officially opened on 12 November 1974 by the Archbishop of Glasgow, Thomas Winning.

The school had a catchment area of south-eastern Glasgow: Oatlands, the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, Govanhill and Toryglen. Due to changes in demographics, the pupil numbers dropped over a number of years. By 1996 there were only about 300 pupils at the school, from an original roll of 1000.[2][3]

In 1994 the school tried to opt out of local governance, but Ian Lang, Secretary of State for Scotland, opposed this.[4]

The school closed in 1997; the districts it served now fall within the catchment of Holyrood Secondary School in Crosshill.[5]

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects". RIAS. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Glasgow leads first wave of closures". Tes Global Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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  4. ^ Sommerville, Stuart (18 March 1994). "John Bosco board respond to Lang's opt-out refusal". The Reformer. Rutherglen. p. 13. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Written Answers Thursday 11 August 2005. Scottish Executive". RIAS. Retrieved 16 February 2019.