St Damian's R.C Science College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne in the English county of Greater Manchester.[1]
Established in 1963 as St Damian's Catholic Secondary Modern School, it became a comprehensive school in later years and was also awarded Science College status. As part of the Building Schools for the Future Project a new school building constructed by Carillion was occupied May 2011. Today St Damian's is a voluntary aided school administered by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.[2]
St Damian's RC Science College offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.[3] The school also has a specialism in science.
Notable former pupils
- Elyes Gabel, actor
- Mike Hall, politician
- Ashley Jade, singer and actress[4]
References
- 1."St Damian's R.C Science College | Catholic School | Ashton-under-Lyne".
- 2."St Damian's RC Science College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- 3."Key Stage 4 - Overview".
- 4."Singer Ashley hits big time". Manchester Evening News. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.