Established August 2015 Medium of education Gaelic Phone +44 1397 709720 Founded August 2015 Lieutenancy area Highland | Type Primary Website www.bsgla.co.uk Number of students 70 (2016) Council area Highland | |
Location Ardour Road
Caol
Fort William
PH33 7JE
Scotland Address Ardgour Rd, Caol, Fort William PH33 7JE, UK | ||
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is a Gaelic-medium primary school at Caol near Fort William in Scotland.
History
The school opened August 2015. At the time of opening, the school was arranged into four classrooms and nursery facilities, although the buildings were designed to allow expansion. It is the second purpose-built Gaelic school in the Highlands.
The £6.1 million building was built by Robertson Construction and had a formal opening ceremony in March 2016, attended by Alasdair Allan MSP, the Scottish Government's Minister for International Development and Europe.
Before the school opened, Gaelic was taught in a unit in the RC Primary School Fort William. As of March 2016, the school has 70 primary pupils and 15 children in the nursery. The head teacher is John Joe MacNeil.
The school buildings have been used for other Gaelic cultural activities events; in June 2016 it hosted the national "Cuach na Cloinne" competition and events as part of the Lochaber Provincial Mod.
In November 2016, the school was recommended for the 'Best New Building' category at the Inverness Architectural Association (IAA) design awards.