John Paul Academy

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name =John Paul Academy
native_name = JPA, John Paul

motto = "In Scientia Caritas Abundet" - Latin
(May Your Goodness Increase with your Knowledge)
established =1982
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city =Summerston, Glasgow
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country =Scotland
campus = Arrochar Street
type =Comprehensive school
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headmaster = Vincent Docherty
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teaching_staff = 51.4 FTE
students = 685
grades = Standard Grade
Scottish Qualifications Certificate
Highers

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John Paul Academy, more commonly referred to by its pupils as JPA, is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the residential Area of Summerston in Glasgow. It mainly serves the areas of Summerston, Maryhill, Ruchill, Possilpark and Milton districts of Glasgow and has a rough capacity of 800 pupils. The Catchment area for the school has changed since the mid-late 1990s; the areas of Ruchill, Possilpark and Milton were provided by St Augustine's Roman Catholic Secondary School within Milton area, whilst the areas of Bearsden and Milngavie had their children of Catholic denomination taught at JPA.

Opened in 1982 by the then Strathclyde Regional Council it is named after Pope John Paul II who visited Glasgow and hosted an open-air mass in Bellahouston Park during that year.

The School's motto - In Scientia Caritas Abundet, "May Your Goodness Increase with your Knowledge", can be found on the school crest. It consists of the Pope's Episcopal Mitre, The Eagle of Saint John and Saint Paul's sword.

The original head teacher was the late Mr Eamon Rafferty. His post was then taken up by Miss Mary Weeple until she announced her decision to retire in 2007. Until session 2008/2009, the temporary head teacher was Dr Charles Docherty PHD, who is the school's assistant head teacher. Vincent Docherty, formerly Depute Head of St Andrew's in Clydebank, has now taken up the post.

In 2002 the school was closed for almost a month due to a fire which started during school hours, all students were evacuated safely without any injury.

In recent years the school has seen a rise in Standard Grade pass rates. Behaviour, by and large has also improved although it is still one of the main problem areas for the school.

3ED, the company in charge of the refurbishment of all 29 of Glasgow's Secondary Schools completed their refurbishment of John Paul in 2003, a vast improvement to the school.

External links

* [http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/johnpaulacademyglasgowcity.asp John Paul Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online]
* [http://www.johnpaulacademy.glasgow.sch.uk/ The schools official domain name - currently under construction]
* [http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk Friends Reunited - A British database of schools and the people within them, requires registration]

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