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St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College

Coordinates: 53°30′33″N 2°04′37″W / 53.50921°N 2.07697°W / 53.50921; -2.07697
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St Damian's R.C. Science College
The school in November 2011
Address
Map
Lees Road


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OL6 8BH

England
Coordinates53°30′33″N 2°04′37″W / 53.50921°N 2.07697°W / 53.50921; -2.07697
Information
TypeVoluntary aided school
MottoIn Omnibus Fidelis - In All Things Faithful
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1963 (1963)
Local authorityTameside Council
Department for Education URN106270 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherSheldon Logue
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment830 as of December 2022
Websitehttp://www.stdamians.co.uk/

St Damian's R.C Science College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne in the English county of Greater Manchester.[1]

Established in 1963 as St Damian's Catholic Secondary Modern School, it became a comprehensive school in later years and was also awarded Science College status. As part of the Building Schools for the Future Project a new school building constructed by Carillion was occupied May 2011. Today St Damian's is a voluntary aided school administered by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.[2]

St Damian's RC Science College offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.[3] The school also has a specialism in science.

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ "St Damian's R.C Science College | Catholic School | Ashton-under-Lyne".
  2. ^ "St Damian's RC Science College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Key Stage 4 - Overview".
  4. ^ "Singer Ashley hits big time". Manchester Evening News. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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