Cathkin High School

Cathkin High School
Motto Be All You Can Be
Established 1970
Closed Moved to a new building nearby in October 2008
Type Secondary School Comprehensive School
Headteacher Anne Marie McNair
Depute Headteacher D Gebbie
D Levey
R Doig
K McConachie
Location Langlea Road
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 8ES
Scotland
Local authority South Lanarkshire
Staff 81.4 FTE
Students 1004
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Burns, Carnegie, Kelvin, Livingstone MacKintosh, Telford
Colours Red & yellow
School years S1-S6
Feeder Schools Cathkin Primary School
Cairns Primary School
Hallside Primary School
Loch Primary School
West Coats Primary School
Website Cathkin High School

Cathkin High School is a state secondary school in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire (Greater Glasgow), Scotland.

History

The original school was built at a cost of £1.25 million and opened in November 1970, around the same time as the neighbouring housing scheme at Whitlawburn.[1] In 2008, the old buildings closed and the school moved to a new campus[2] that also houses a nursery[3] and a special school, Rutherglen High School,[4] on a site to the north of the old - which was redeveloped for housing (Cathkin Rise by Barratt).[5][6][7]

As of September 2015 the school had 1004 pupils on the school roll and 88 Full-time equivalent staff.[8]

In May 2018, the school won the Scottish Senior Boys Shield in football for the first time, after beating St Ninian's High School, Giffnock on penalties.[9]

Management

The Headteacher is Anne Marie McNair who was previously an assistant head at nearby Stonelaw High School. She is assisted by her Depute Headteachers Mr Doig, Mr McConachie, Mrs Gebbie and Mrs Leevy.

Houses

Cathkin uses a house system. The school is split into six houses and they are:

  • Burns
  • Carnegie
  • Kelvin
  • Livingston
  • Macintosh
  • Telford

Feeder Schools

Cairns Primary (Halfway), Cathkin Primary (Cathkin/Fernhill), Hallside Primary (Drumsagard Village), Loch Primary (Whitlawburn / Springhall), West Coats Primary (Cambuslang / Kirkhill).

Notable former pupils and teachers

Notable former pupils include:

References

  1. ↑ "New high school opened". Glasgow Herald. 17 November 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Smith, Kenny (15 October 2008). "Cathkin High closes its doors for the last time". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Cathkin Community Nursery. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "About our School". Rutherglen High School. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Barratt homes in on £185m deal to build at school sites". The Scotsman. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Smith, Kenny (30 October 2009). "Demolition underway at old Cathkin High School". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Dickie, Douglas (10 October 2012). "Housing developer given warning for dumping at Rutherglen site". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Parentzone: Cathkin High School". Education Scotland. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Spooner, Murray (8 May 2018). "Cathkin High School football team pull off true underdog story to be crowned Scottish champions". Daily Record. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Darren Young's a City slicker after getting fan mail from Manchester (Daily Record, 2015)
  11. ↑ Derek Young's spell in Iceland was a real eye-opener after their success at Euro 2016 (Daily Record, 2016)

Coordinates: 55°48′46″N 4°10′55″W / 55.81288°N 4.181950°W / 55.81288; -4.181950

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