Hermitage Primary School
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Hermitage Primary School is a non-denominational, co-educated school in the centre of Helensburgh
, Scotland
. The School provides education for years Primary One to Primary Seven (ages five to eleven) in the Scottish education system.
The campus consists of two buildings; the newer building was built using a semi-open plan design and consists of 12 class rooms where the junior and senior years of the school are taught. This building also houses the lunch hall which doubles as the gym hall. The older annexe holds 8 class rooms where the infant school is taught.
The school has a student capacity of 628 however its current student roll is around 400 pupils.
The new building was built in the 1970s and the annexe in 1920s. The primary school stands on the site of the former “Hermitage School” which held both the primary and secondary school for the town. However demand for education outstripped the number of places available and a new secondary school was built on the outskirts of the town near Craigendoran.
In 2005 there were proposals made to merge the school with another primary school in the town, Saint Joseph's R.C. Primary School in a bid to provide both schools with a new campus
as the buildings they both currently inhabited were deemed unfit for 21st century modern education however these plans were rejected by the communities that these schools served.
Helensburgh
Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch....
, Scotland
Scotland
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. The School provides education for years Primary One to Primary Seven (ages five to eleven) in the Scottish education system.
The campus consists of two buildings; the newer building was built using a semi-open plan design and consists of 12 class rooms where the junior and senior years of the school are taught. This building also houses the lunch hall which doubles as the gym hall. The older annexe holds 8 class rooms where the infant school is taught.
The school has a student capacity of 628 however its current student roll is around 400 pupils.
The new building was built in the 1970s and the annexe in 1920s. The primary school stands on the site of the former “Hermitage School” which held both the primary and secondary school for the town. However demand for education outstripped the number of places available and a new secondary school was built on the outskirts of the town near Craigendoran.
In 2005 there were proposals made to merge the school with another primary school in the town, Saint Joseph's R.C. Primary School in a bid to provide both schools with a new campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
as the buildings they both currently inhabited were deemed unfit for 21st century modern education however these plans were rejected by the communities that these schools served.