John Bosco Secondary School
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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]

Notable former pupils

References

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  3. ^ a b "Happy to be a PE teacher until I got a Head start". The Herald. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  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.
  6. ^ "Obesity clinic named best in the country". The Scotsman. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ "After my Natasha died, food only comfort. Now I'm determined to escape from the nightmare of bingeing". The Evening Times, now renamed The Glasgow Times. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ McDermott, Scott (22 May 2014). "Football: First Person with Owen Coyle; VETERAN striker Owen Coyle is in his fourth spell at Airdrie and has also played for Dundee United, Dumbarton, Clydebank, Bolton, Ross County Falkirk, Dunfermline and Motherwell. Here he tells SCOTT McDERMOTT about the notable firsts that have helped shape his life". Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Deeney wins Peake Prize". Glasgow Evening Times. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Newseries Maggie". BBC Genome Project. 17 February 1981. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Justice Secretary faces calls to probe drug plague that claimed life of former schoolfriend". Daily Record. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Face to Face: Education Director Tony McDaid". The Herald. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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