St. Paul's R.C. Academy is a state secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Dundee

Dundee

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, Scotland

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. It is a denominational school within the Catholic

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 religious tradition, although it welcomes students from all religious backgrounds.

The school was established in 2009 as a merger between Lawside Academy

Lawside Academy

Lawside Academy was a state secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. It was a denominational school within the Catholic religious tradition, although it welcomed students from all religious backgrounds. It had a unique claim in that it was the northernmost state Catholic school in Europe. Lawside's...

 and St. Saviours High School

St Saviour's RC High School

St Saviour's RC High School was a state secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. It was a denominational school within the Catholic religious tradition, although it welcomed students from all religious backgrounds. The school closed in June 2008 and merged with Lawside Academy.- History :St Saviour's...

. The combined school occupies a new site on Gillburn Road in the Kirkton area of Dundee, with the two previous sites left empty. As it is north of St. John's

St John's RC High School

St John's RC High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Dundee, Scotland by Dundee City Council. It was founded early in 1931 by The Marist Brothers, a group of monks dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The school had 8 houses named after abbeys in Scotland: Balmerino, Melrose, Jedburgh,...

, the other Catholic secondary school in Dundee, St. Paul's Academy succeeds Lawside in holding the position as the northernmost state Catholic secondary school in Europe

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. The academy is named after Paul the Apostle, Paul being the middle name of the Right Reverend Vincent Logan, the ninth bishop

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 of the Diocese of Dunkeld

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