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St. Columba's High School
St. Columba's High School
Address
	Fletcher Avenue; Gourock, Renfrewshire, PA19 1TP; Scotland
Information
Type	Comprehensive secondary
Established	16 June 1933
Local authority	Inverclyde
Head teacher	Nicola J Devine
Gender	Co-ed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	682
Colour(s)	Blue, black ;
Website	st-columbashigh.inverclyde.sch.uk

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-'''St Columba's High School''' is a [[co-educational]] six-year [[Roman Catholic]], [[comprehensive school|comprehensive]] [[secondary school]], located next to Tower Hill [[Gourock]], [[Inverclyde]], Scotland. The school serves south west Greenock, Gourock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay. The current enrolment
-(2018) is 682 pupils.
-The school won the Platinum Award in Enterprise Inverclyde Standards and Quality Report 2005/2006.<ref name="Inverclyde">{{cite web|url=http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/GetAsset.aspx?id=fAAxADMAOQA3AHwAfABGAGEAbABzAGUAfAB8ADAAfAA1|title=Standards and Quality Report 2005/2006|accessdate=20 December 2009}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The school also received top marks from the last visit by [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education]].<ref>[http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/8645434StColumbasHS.pdf ]{{dead link|date=May 2016}}</ref> It is also the first school in Inverclyde to receive Charter Mark status, for providing outstanding customer service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/news/2007/oct/celebration-first-inverclyde-school-achieve-charte/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120804081909/http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/news/2007/oct/celebration-first-inverclyde-school-achieve-charte/ |archive-date=2012-08-04 |df= }}</ref>
-==History==
-The original school dates back to 1909. However St. Columba's in its current form was officially opened by Archbishop [[Donald Mackintosh (archbishop)|Donald Mackintosh]] of Glasgow, on 16 June 1933. It only took 1 year and 3 days from the initial foundation work to the official opening, and cost £50,000 including roads and fittings. The school was originally located on Peat Road, [[Greenock]] and moved to the Bayhill area of [[Gourock]] in 1971. In 2009, the school temporarily returned to Greenock where it occupied the former Greenock High School building.<ref name=":0">[http://st-columbashigh.inverclyde.sch.uk/school-info/ School Information]</ref> The school has been located in the Tower Hill area of Gourock since 2013, in the former [[Gourock High School]] building, which was extensively refurbished for the school's use. The refurbishments cost $6m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mclh.co.uk/media-centre/news/st-columba-s-high-school-gourock-successfully-completed/|title=St Columba’s High School, Gourock, successfully completed|website=www.mclh.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>
-==Campus==
-The main teaching block is a refurbished 1960s building which has been extended to provide facilities for wood- and metalwork classes, as well as those for ICT. The campus also includes [[gym]]nasia and fitness suites in its PE department. There are [[football pitch]]es towards the back of the school building, and the building also contains a refurbished library.<ref name=":0" />
-==Associated primary schools==
-* St Andrews Primary School, [[Greenock]]
-* St Joseph's Primary School, Greenock
-* St Ninian's Primary School, Gourock
-Although not officially feeder schools, St. Columba's also receives some pupils from non-denominational schools within their catchment area, such as:<ref>[http://st-columbashigh.inverclyde.sch.uk/school-info/associated-primary-schools/ Associated Primary Schools]</ref>
-* Wemyss Bay Primary School, [[Wemyss Bay]]
-* Inverkip Primary School, [[Inverkip]]
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[http://st-columbashigh.inverclyde.sch.uk/ School Website]
-*[[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education|HMIE]] Inspection [https://web.archive.org/web/20130706035302/http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/reports/school/primsec/StColumbasHighSchoolInverclyde.asp Reports]
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-[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in Inverclyde]]
-[[Category:1933 establishments in Scotland]]
-[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1933]]