| Motto | "Mary Seat of Wisdom |
|---|---|
| Established | 1888 |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Founder | Unknown |
| Location | Dalzell Drive Motherwell North Lanarkshire ML1 2DG Scotland |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire Council[1] |
| Students | now around 675 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Red [Andrew], Green [Sinclair], Blue [Margaret], Yellow [Columba] |
| Website | School website |
Our Lady's High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for 11-18 year olds located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that is close to Fir Park stadium. The school educates around 675 pupils. The Headteacher is Kathleen Sinclair (Appointed April 2009)
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The school was established in 1888; making it one of the oldest Roman Catholic secondary schools in Scotland. It was originally an all boys school; and girls were reportedly admitted 1945, but the situation was that it was a boys only, at least during the period 1959 -1972. The current building situated on Dalzell Drive was built in 1974. Then, in 1975, Our Lady's made it into the Guinness Book of Records; having a school role of 2,325 pupils; becoming the largest school in Scotland.
Since 1997, Our Lady's has shared its accommodation with Bothwellpark High School which caters for students who require extra educational support.
The school has a partnership with the Uganda based Kamwokya Christian Caring Community and regularly sends pupils and staff to the region to help the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund in providing aid for poor families.
The school's chaplain is Father King. Pupils have opportunities to attend retreats, giving them a greater insight into their religion. The Sixth Year made a pilgrimage to Rome in February 2007 jointly with St Aidan's High School, Wishaw and in 2008, this time with only Our Lady's pupils attending. It is the only school in the country which has a war memorial chapel as part of its original design.
The four school houses are named after famous holy people with ties to Scotland, St Columba, St Andrew, St Margaret (Queen of Scotland), and venerable Margaret Sinclair, with house colours being Red, Green, Blue, and yellow respectively.
The school wind band achieved a gold at the National Concert Band Festival in 2005-06. On 30 March 2007 the band attained a gold award at the Festival and then won the Lanarkshire Youth Musical Award for 2007.[2] It also has a growing Drama department, with shows such as Oliver! and Guys and Dolls.