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Badcaul primary School 1901-2022

Badcaul Primary School was opened in 1901, replacing the older building that was across the road , by the church. It finally closed its doors in January 2022.

A known teacher from 1936 was Miss Mcleod, who later became Mrs Mackenzie.

Teachers and staff on 2022 included: Susan MacSweeney, Eleanor Kennedy and James Mackenzie who was a former pupil and in 2022 he drove the school bus.

Attribution: Ken MacLennan

Other Side Schools

A Side School is a School of Isolated and Distance Education:

Bhord Bhuie School

Dundonnell Side School

Old Gruinard

Badrallach Side School

Scoraig Sid School

Attribution: Roddy MacLennan

Teachers of Badrallach Side School

There is a short list of teachers names that have been discovered in old school jotters:
Alice Macrae 1927
Georgie (Shortag) Mackay nee Munro 1934 (went on to teach at Gruinard then Cluny)
Ella MacGregor April 1940
Dolly Urquhart (Renwick) from Glenglass, mother from Badluarach. 1946 (Georie MacKay and Dolly Urquhart’s grannies were sisters)
Murdina Campbell 1955, who was possibly the last teacher of Badrallach school, as her family were one of the last to leave Scoraig in the 1960’s.

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1) Badcaul School 1930's

Standing at back Miss Haggarty. (back row) Roddy 'Eacharn Hamish' MacGregor, Donald MacIver, (?), Margaret Campbell. (front row) Jimmy 'Eacharn Hamish' MacGregor, (?), (?), (?), (?), Calum Campbell. The MacGregor brother's were sons of Hector 'Eacharn Hamish' MacGregor from West End. Attributed to Ken MacLennan

2) Badcaul school 1936

Mrs Mackenzie would have been a Miss Macleod at that time. Back row: Jimmy MacGregor, Donald MacIver, Duncan MacGregor, Alec John, Calum Campbell, Roddy MacGregor. Middle row: Maggie Ross, Ella MacGregor, Ipla Ross, Mary MacIver, Margaret MacLeod. Front row: Rena MacGregor, Murdo Ross, Bella MacKenzie. Attributed to Helen Ross

3) Badcaul school 1940s

Attributed to Alasdair Forbes, son of teacher, Miss Katie MacLennan

4) Badcaul School 1948.jpg

4) Back row: ( ), Kenny MacLennan, Kenneth Gillanders, Jimmy Robson, Jack Robson, John MacLennan. Front row: ( ), Birt Gillanders, Mary Ross, ( ), Ena Ross, ( ), Flora MacDonald, Joey Munro, ( ), Ronnie Ross, ( ). Jimmy and Jack Robson's Father was a gardener on the Estate. Attributed to Ken MacLennan

5) Badcaul School 1950's

Outside toilets and sheltered area visible at the foot of the playground Attributed to Ken MacLennan

6) Badcaul school, early 1950's

7) Badcaul school 1955

Front: Hugh MacKenzie, John Hector MacKenzie, Richard Green, Rodney Green, Robert McConnell, Jimmy McConnell, Stevie McConnell, Roddy MacKenzie, Murdo MacKenzie, Ian MacLennan, Mary MacLennan, Anne Fletcher. Middle: Jean MacKenzie, Margaret Fletcher, Elizabeth MacKenzie, Barbara McConnell, ?. Back: McConnell, Hector MacKenzie, Alastair MacKenzie, Gregor Ross, Willie MacKenzie. (maybe wrong in some). Photo attributed to Helen Ross .

8) Badcaul School 1950's.jpg

Teacher Katy MacKenzie, Rodney Green, Richard Green and the teacher's daughter Jean. Attributed to Ken MacLennan

9) Badcaul classroom

Drawing done by Mr Ken MacLennan, depicting his classroom of 1955

10) Badcaul school 1961

Back row: Rodney Minton, Malcolm Fletcher, Kenneth MacKinnon, Morag McKinnon, Liz MacLean, Emily Ross. Middle row: James MacKenzie, Sandy MacKenzie, Michael Campbell, Ken MacLennan, Mary MacLennan, Netta MacLean, Alma Scolley. Front row: Martin MacKenzie, Billy Ross, Mackintosh?, Edward MacKay, Norman MacKinnon, Alix Fletcher, Catharine MacKinnon. Attributed to Ken MacLennan

11) Badcaul school

Pupils of 1970's

12) Bhord Buie School 1936

Back row L to R George MacLennan, John Campbell, Teacher Miss Ina Munro-from Tain, Russell Sutherland & Roddy (The Blacksmith) MacLennan Front Row Neil Campbell, ---Sutherland, Hetty Campbell, George Sutherland - the Sutherland family's father was the gardener at Eilean Darach Estate. The white building in the background is the Dundonnell Hotel. Attribution Roddy McLennan

13)Bord buie side school

Bordbuie side school and graveyard, The school closed during WWII and the graveyard was last used in 2001.

14) Old Gruinard school.jpg

Names are thought to be - Flora MacLeod, Robert Ross, Iris Ross and Neil Macpherson. Attributed to Mo Renwick

15) Scoraig School 1910

We have no information on this photograph

16) Scoraig outdoor

Attributed to Fergus Forsyth - no known date

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