Our Lady's High School, Broxburn

Our Lady's High School, Broxburn was a former Roman Catholic High School located in the western part of Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland. It was a state funded High School that educated Roman Catholic children and young adults mainly from the areas of Broxburn, Uphall, Uphall Station and Winchburgh. The School Motto was 'Respice Stellam' which translates from Latin as look to the stars'

Closure

In 1993, Lothian Regional Council announced plans to amalgamate Our Lady's High & St Mary's Academy, Bathgate 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 West Lothian Council one purpose public services building used to accommodate a range of services such as Housing Services, Social Work, a General Practitioners, Chemist and an Adult Education Centre.

Coordinates: 55°55′57″N 3°28′57″W / 55.93250°N 3.48250°W / 55.93250; -3.48250

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