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Scotus Academy

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Scotus Academy
Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
Scotland
Information
School type Independent all-male primary to secondary school
Motto Latin: Decuit, Potuit, Ergo Fecit
(It was fitting; He was able; Therefore, he did it)
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic (Congregation of Christian Brothers)
Established 1953
Closed 1978
Rector Br. T. Livingstone, CFC (1978)
Language English

Scotus Academy was a Catholic all-boys day school in Edinburgh. It was founded in 1953 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and closed in 1978. The building now forms part of Murrayfield Hospital.

Rectors

  1. Br. J. Solano Russell, CFC (1953 – February 1959)[1][2]
  2. Br. Patrick Kostka Ennis, CFC (April 1959 – 1962)[1]
  3. Br. Ignatius Baylor, CFC (1962 – February 1966)[1]
  4. Br. J. C. Ambrose, CFC (April 1966 – 1971)[1][2]
  5. Br. T. Livingstone, CFC (1971 – 1978)[1]

Notable faculty

Arthur Oldham, an English composer, was amongst its faculty.

References

55°56′38″N 3°15′54″W / 55.944°N 3.265°W