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, Livingston, MacKintosh, Telford
Colours	Red & yellow
School years	S1-S6
Feeder Schools	Cathkin Primary School Cairns Primary School James Aiton 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 school was built at a cost of £1.25 million and opened in November 1970.^[1]

As of September 2015 the school had 1004 pupils on the school roll and 88 Full-time equivalent staff.^[2]

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

James Aiton Primary, Cairns Primary, Cathkin Primary, Hallside Primary, Loch Primary, West Coats Primary.

Notable former pupils and teachers

Notable former pupils include:

• Duncan Weir, professional rugby union player
• Kenny McLean professional footballer

References

1. "New high school opened". Glasgow Herald. 17 November 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
2. "Parentzone: Cathkin High School". Education Scotland. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

External links

• Official website
• profile on Education Scotland's Parentzone