Editing Castlebay (section)

===Education===
The [[Castlebay Community School]] ({{langx|gd|Sgoil Bhàgh a’ Chaisteil}}), is located on the western side of Castlebay. It is the only source of secondary education on Barra. Since 2007, the school has had responsibility for the Castlebay preschool (both the English and the Gaelic Medium),<ref>[http://www.castlebayschool.org.uk/html/school_information/about_our_school.htm "Sgoil Bhàgh a’ Chaisteil"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018160623/http://www.castlebayschool.org.uk/html/school_information/about_our_school.htm |date=18 October 2007 }} Castlebay Community School. Retrieved 2 March 2008.</ref> meaning that with its Primary School division it caters for all ages of school children. 

Since 1992 Castlebay High School has provided full secondary school facilities. Until then Barra pupils studying for Highers had to board in Stornoway and attend school there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Castlebay Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland|url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/barra/castlebay/index.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk}}</ref> 

In September 2007, the school received an [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education|HMIE]] report negatively criticised relationships among the secondary school's staff and management, but praised those in the primary school.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_01_08_castlebayreport.pdf ''Castlebay Community School''] (2008) (pdf) HM Inspectorate of Education. Retrieved 11 September 2008.</ref> 

In September 2022 the Island received £1 million for Gaelic development at the Castlebay education and health hub.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=EdTech Hub |first=EdTech Hub |date=2021-01-01 |title=Facilitating Education Through SMS: A Focus on Education for Girls |doi=10.53832/edtechhub.0059 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.53832/edtechhub.0059|url-access=subscription }}</ref>