Welcome to our Sgoil Shiaboist website. Our website  is designed to give parents and carers an insight into our school, our priorities and expectations. I hope you find it helpful and interesting.

We believe that, to enable each child to achieve his/her full potential, it is important to develop and maintain a positive partnership between home and school. We strive to keep you fully informed of developments and seek your views whenever possible.

Sgoil Shiaboist is situated on the West Side of Lewis and is approx. 20 miles from Stornoway. It is a bilingual community school that was opened in 1992. The school caters for pupils between 2 and 12 years of age and currently has a roll of 42 pupils in primary and 14 in Sgoil Araich.  The school offers Gaelic Medium education as well as Gaelic Learners education.

The school lies on the West Side “tourist route” with its famous visitor attractions such as the Callanish Stones, Carloway Broch, Garenin Blackhouse Village, Shawbost Norse Mill and a local historical museum.  The museum is located in the new community centre, Ionad na Seann Sgoil, 100 metres to the north of the school. For many years the Harris Tweed Industry has provided employment for the local people. There are 2 tweed mills in the school catchment area, one in North Shawbost and the other in Garenin, Carloway.

The school enjoys facilities such as a games hall, swimming pool and an outdoor football park. It is well used by members of the community, especially during the winter months.

Mrs S Gunn, Head Teacher