St Columba's School, Kilmacolm

St Columba's School

Address

Duchal Road and Knockbuckle Road Kilmacolm , Inverclyde , PA13 4AU Scotland
Coordinates	55°53′34″N 4°38′08″W / 55.89278°N 4.63556°W / 55.89278; -4.63556
Information
Type	Private day school
Motto	Orare, Laborare, Literisque, Studere
Established	1897 (1897) ^[1]
Rector	Victoria Reilly ^[2]
Gender	Co-Educational^[1]
Age range	3–18 ^[1]
Capacity	approx 650 pupils ^[1]
Houses	Craigmarloch Duchal Killalan Strathgryffe
Colour(s)	Green and blue
Publication	The Columban
Affiliation	Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Website	www.st-columbas.org

St Columba's School is a 3–18 co-educational private day school in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is split across two sites and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

The school provides both primary and secondary education between its Junior and Senior Schools.

In 2016, the School built a new building called the Girdwood Building which is home to Transitus, English, Guidance and Modern and Ancient Languages

History

St Columba's was founded in 1897 at Duchal Road where the red sandstone building is still located.^[1] The preparatory school at St Columba's was formerly located at Shieldhall on Bridge of Weir Road. Boarders were once accepted and accommodated in Shallott, the current junior school building. The junior school was then located at Shieldhall on the Bridge of Weir Road. During the Second World War, Shieldhall was used as dormitories for evacuees from other schools, particularly those also owned by the Girls' Schools Company. The Knockbuckle Road site, which now houses the Junior School, was once occupied by boarders. When boarding ceased in 1970 it was developed and has been the site of the Junior School ever since.^[3]^[4]

St Columba's first admitted boys around 1978,^[4] and became fully co-educational in 1982.^[5]

Sites

The senior school is on Duchal Road to the north of Kilmacolm's village centre. The junior school and new sports facilities, including rugby pitches are located on Birkmyre Park, with the hockey ground being a 3G artificial pitch.^[6]

Notable staff

Margaret Paulin Young, Founding Head 1897-1900 ^[4]
Norah Neilson Gray taught art here, where she was nicknamed "Purple Patch".^[7]
Sandra McGruther, author of the Detective Lorimer novels, writing as Alex Gray was an English teacher here

Notable alumni

Ruth M. Arthur, author
Winifred Drinkwater, aviator and aeroplane engineer
Mairi Hedderwick, illustrator and author
Eleanor Laing, MP
Helen M. Laird, leader within the Girl Guide movement
Rona Morison, actress ^[8]
Myrtle Simpson, skier

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "St Columba's School". millmagazine.co.uk. 1 July 2019.
^ "Rector's Welcome". St Columba's School. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Lawrence, Julia (2 March 2009). "Living in Kilmacolm 1932-1955" (PDF). Kilmacolm Civic Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History of St Columba's 1897-2007" (PDF). st-columbas.org. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012.
^ "Discover the history of St Columba's established in 1897". st-columbas.org. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Inverclyde Leisure - facilities".
^ Norah Neilson Gray, Helensburgh Heroes, accessed July 2010
^ "Rona Morison". st-columbas.org. 14 June 2018.

The Times Independent School of the Year entry^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Official website
Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
HMIE Inspection Reports

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