The school closed in June 2008 and merged with Lawside Academy.
[1] St Saviour's was built in the 1970s at the east side of Dundee, opening at Christmas 1973.
It remained a popular and thriving school for many years, producing such success stories as pop Band Danny Wilson 80s top ten hit Mary's Prayer fame, chess Grand Master Paul Motwani, Liz Lynch World and Olympic track athlete, Commonwealth Games Gold medal winner Gary Valentine, Gary Timmons, Christiaan van der Kuyl, all of whom who remained closely associated with the school until its closure.
It was announced on 8 October 2009, that St Saviour's would be demolished after Dundee City Council pulled out of plans to use the building to house their IT Department.
Underneath in Latin read "Per Crucem Ad Lucem" which translates into "Through the Cross to Enlightenment".