Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill

Cardinal Newman High School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school was formed by the amalgamation of Elmwood Secondary, St. Saviour's High School and St. Catherine's. The school's catchment area includes Bellshill, Mossend, Viewpark, Birkenshaw and Tannochside. The feeder primary schools are St Gerard's, Sacred Heart, Holy Family and John Paul II (St John the Baptist Primary in Uddingston [was re-aligned to Holy Cross High School, Hamilton).[2]

Cardinal Newman High School
Address
Main Street

Bellshill
,
North Lanarkshire
,
ML4 3DW

Scotland
Information
TypeComprehensive School
MottoIn Veritatem
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1977
Local authorityNorth Lanarkshire Council
HeadteacherKenneth Ross
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1041 as of September 2015 [1]
HousesAndrew, Columba, Kentigern, Margaret and Ninian
Colour(s)Red, gold, blue
School YearsS1-S6
Telephone01698 274 944
WebsiteCardinal Newman High School

Senior Management Team

The headteacher is Mr Kenneth Ross, who is assisted by his depute headteachers; Mr Brown, Mrs McGhee, Mrs McDade, Mrs Murray and Mrs Mutlow. The school chaplain is Father Thomas Wilberforce.[3]

Name

In 1977, the school was named after Cardinal Henry Newman by Monsignor Philip Flanagan, the then Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish and a former Rector of the Scots College in Rome.

Uniform

The uniform for all pupils is a white shirt, black trousers or a black skirt and a black blazer. S1-S4 pupils wear a striped blue, yellow and red tie, whereas S5 years wear a plain blue tie and S6 pupils have the same tie with red stripes. The S6 blazer is black with blue braiding.

Houses

The school has five houses all named after Scottish Saints, Andrew, Columba, Kentigern, Margaret and Ninian.

Notable teachers

A notable teacher at the school was William Collum, a football referee in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League and UEFA competitions, who was the principal teacher of religious education.[4]

Upgrade

In 2017, North Lanarkshire Council pledged £2 million to the school as part of a modernisation scheme to develop more facilities for the school. This funding was used to open a multi-use games area at the rear of the school during the session of the 40th anniversary of the school.[5]

In the media

The school was featured in the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper and website after a group of staff and pupils embarked on a pilgrimage to Cofton Park, Birmingham to attend the beatification mass of the school's namesake.[6]

In February 2013, Cardinal O'Brien visited the school to bless a large set of Rosary beads to launch the Mission Matter Rosary Campaign. [7]

References
  1. https://education.gov.scot/assets/inspectionreports/cardinalnewmanhighschoolsif070317.pdf
  2. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5916
  3. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/CardinalNewmanWebsite/
  4. "Alan Pattullo: Man in the middle can't get away from fact that penalty call defined his game". 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016.
  5. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=33290
  6. "Pupils represent their patron". SCO News. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  7. http://www.sconews.co.uk/youth/25479/pupils-make-rosaries-their-mission/

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