Cathkin High School
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Langlea Road Cambuslang ,,G72 8ES Scotland | |
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Type | Secondary SchoolComprehensive School |
Established | 1970 |
Closed | Moved to a new building nearby in October 2008 |
Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head Teacher | Joanne Sturgeon |
Staff | 81.4 FTE |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1081 (2018) |
Houses | Burns, Carnegie, Kelvin, Livingstone, Stevenson and Telford |
Colour(s) |
Red, yellow, black |
School years | S1-S6 |
Feeder Schools | Cathkin Primary School Cairns Primary School Hallside Primary School Loch Primary School West Coats Primary School |
Website | http://www.cathkin.s-lanark.sch.uk/ |
Cathkin High Schoolis a state secondary school inCambuslang,South Lanarkshire(Greater Glasgow), Scotland.
History
[edit]The original school was built at a cost of £1.25million and opened in November 1970 (official duties being performed by politicianPeggy Herbison), around the same time as the neighbouringhousing schemeatWhitlawburnwas completed.[1]It replaced Gateside School in central Cambuslang (the campus of which was thereafter occupied byTrinity High School[2]then bySouth Lanarkshire College,before being demolished in 2008).[3]
In 2008, the school relocated to a new campus[4](also accommodating anurseryand aspecial school,Rutherglen High School)[5][6][7]on a site previously used designated as the school's playing fields situated immediately north of its original buildings, which were subsequently demolished and redeveloped for housing (theCathkin Riseestate byBarratt).[8][9][10]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Cathkin_High_School%2C_Cambuslang_%28geograph_3721124%29.jpg/220px-Cathkin_High_School%2C_Cambuslang_%28geograph_3721124%29.jpg)
As of September 2015[update]the school had 1004 pupils on the school roll and 88 full-time equivalent staff.[11]
In May 2018, the school won theScottish Senior Boys Shieldin football for the first time, after beatingSt Ninian's High School, Giffnockon penalties in the final.[12]
Houses
[edit]Cathkin uses a house system. The school is split into five houses and they are:
- Arran
- Barra
- Jura
- Skye
- Tiree
Feeder schools
[edit]Cairns Primary (Halfway), Cathkin Primary (Cathkin/Fernhill), Hallside Primary (Drumsagard Village), Loch Primary (Whitlawburn /Springhall),West Coats Primary(Cambuslang /Kirkhill).[13]
Notable former pupils and teachers
[edit]Notable former pupils include:
- Darren Young,footballer and manager[14]
- Derek Young,footballer[15]
- Duncan Weir,professional rugby union player
- Kenny McLeanprofessional footballer
References
[edit]- ^"New high school opened".Glasgow Herald.17 November 1970. p. 8.Retrieved5 November2016.
- ^School History,Trinity High School (archive version, 2009)
- ^The end of an era,Daily Record, 29 October 2008
- ^Smith, Kenny (15 October 2008)."Cathkin High closes its doors for the last time".Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer.Retrieved10 February2018.
- ^"About Us".Cathkin Community Nursery.Retrieved10 February2018.
- ^"Cathkin High date delayed".Daily Record.9 July 2008.Retrieved9 June2021.
- ^"About our School".Rutherglen High School.Retrieved10 February2018.
- ^"Barratt homes in on £185m deal to build at school sites".The Scotsman.3 July 2006.Retrieved10 February2018.
- ^Smith, Kenny (30 October 2009)."Demolition underway at old Cathkin High School".Daily Record /Rutherglen Reformer.Retrieved10 February2018.
- ^Dickie, Douglas (10 October 2012)."Housing developer given warning for dumping at Rutherglen site".Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer.Retrieved10 February2018.
- ^"Parentzone: Cathkin High School".Education Scotland.Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2016.Retrieved5 November2016.
- ^Spooner, Murray (8 May 2018)."Cathkin High School football team pull off true underdog story to be crowned Scottish champions".Daily Record.Retrieved28 May2018.
- ^Cathkin High School Handbook January 2019Archived3 February 2020 at theWayback Machine,Cathkin High School
- ^Darren Young's a City slicker after getting fan mail from Manchester,Daily Record, 2015
- ^Derek Young's spell in Iceland was a real eye-opener after their success at Euro 2016,Daily Record, 2016
External links
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- Official website
- profileon Education Scotland's Parentzone