History of St. Michael’s Primary School
St.Michael’s school, in Dumfries, celebrated its 140 year birthday in 2006. Visitors were invited to attend and a display was made of photographs and memories from different times throughout the school’s history.
The school is built of red sandstone and is situated on the corner of Glebe Street and the Craigs Road. It opened in 1865. Originally it began as a church school, attached to the South Free Terretorial Church, and provided a general education – including Latin, for some pupils.
The history of the school is extremely well documented in the four school log books. The first of these dates from 17th April 1866 and each one has been kept faithfully. In June 1998 a statement from the local authority says that Log Books no longer had to be kept.
The log books make very interesting reading and provide a detailed, and often fascinating, account of the school’s history.
A special tapestry was made to celebrate our 140th Birthday in 2006. Every child made something which was added to create the tapestry.
