St Joseph's College, Dumfries

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St Joseph's College
Address
Craigs Road Dumfries , Dumfries and Galloway , DG1 4UU Scotland
Coordinates	55°03′46″N 3°36′03″W / 55.0628°N 3.6008°W / 55.0628; -3.6008Coordinates: 55°03′46″N 3°36′03″W / 55.0628°N 3.6008°W / 55.0628; -3.6008
Information
Type	Comprehensive secondary
Motto	Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without God all is in vain)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1875
Founders	Marist Brothers, Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Rector	Mrs Bernadette Jones
Staff	60 approx.
Gender	Coeducational, formerly boys only
Enrolment	750 approx.
Houses	Wallace, Bruce, Douglas, Stewart (and formerly Balliol)
Colour(s)	Navy blue and gold
Website	http://stjosephscollege.co.uk

St Joseph's College is situated on the Craigs Road in Dumfries, south west Scotland. It is a Roman Catholic secondary school. The school began as a Catholic boys' boarding school run by Marist Brothers. It is near St. Michael's Primary School and is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Buildings
  


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  3 Campus
  


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  4 Notable former pupils
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

History

St Joseph's College was founded in 1875 as both a boarding school and the first Novitiate for the training of Marist Brothers in Great Britain. Brother Walfrid, the man who founded Celtic Football Club, also helped to found the school. The school became part of the state school system in 1981, but still accepts Catholic students as priority. The school was a boys' school to begin with, and the first female pupils were admitted as day pupils in the early 1970s.

Buildings

The school was originally located elsewhere in Dumfries but was moved to its current location when a local businessman bought the land and donated it to the Marist Brothers. Numerous expansions to the original build have been made: the assembly hall, extensions to the mathematics and French departments, a new separate building for the RE classrooms, and another new building which contains the dining hall and physical education halls. After the school became public, the buildings transferred to Dumfries and Galloway Council in January 2008, following the sale of part of the school playing fields at Maryfield, for the new medical centre at Gillbrae. The Marist Brothers then had no involvement with the school.

Campus

The school campus is made up of three buildings: the physical education and cafeteria building, the Ewan Duncan Building and the main school building housing the classrooms for all of the other subjects. The grounds contain gardens and lawn at the front and back of the main building, and a playing field area roughly the size of three football fields and several hockey and tennis courts are also included.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at St Joseph's College, Dumfries.

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  Jim Brogan, Scottish football player


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  Philip G. Fothergill, botanist


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  Sir Charles Forte, Kt., founder of the Forte group of hotels


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  Ian Harnett (1926–1921), Scottish footballer^[1]
  


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  Allan McNish, a racing driver born in Dumfries and three-time winner of Le Mans 24. He returned in recent years to talk at the annual awards ceremony.


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  Sir Frank Williams, founder and team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team

References

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External links

• Information at Dumfries and Galloway Council page


• Scottish Schools Online entry


• Past Pupils Association website

v t e Secondary schools in Dumfries and Galloway
State schools	Annan Academy Castle Douglas High School Dalbeattie High School Douglas Ewart High School Dalry Secondary School Dumfries Academy Dumfries High School Kirkcudbright Academy Langholm Academy Lockerbie Academy Maxwelltown High School Moffat Academy Sanquhar Academy St Joseph's College Stranraer Academy Wallace Hall Academy

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