Cathkin High School

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

Cathkin High School
Address
Langlea Road Cambuslang , South Lanarkshire , G72 8ES Scotland
Information
Type	Secondary School Comprehensive School
Motto	Be All You Can Be
Established	1970
Closed	Moved to a new building nearby in October 2008
Local authority	South Lanarkshire
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Anne Marie McNair
Staff	81.4 FTE
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1081 (2018)
Houses	Burns, Carnegie, Kelvin, Livingstone, MacKintosh, Telford
Colour(s)
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/

History

The original school was built at a cost of £1.25 million and opened in November 1970 (official duties being performed by politician Peggy Herbison), around the same time as the neighbouring housing scheme at Whitlawburn was completed.[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 occupied by some of the old school's playing fields, north of its buildings, which were redeveloped for housing (the Cathkin Rise estate by Barratt).[5][6][7]

View of the main school building, 2013

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 in the final.[9]

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).[10]

Notable former pupils and teachers

Notable former pupils include:

• Darren Young, footballer (Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Scotland u21) and manager (Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic)[11]
• Derek Young, footballer (also Aberdeen, Dunfermline and Scotland u21 plus Partick Thistle), brother of Darren[12]
• Duncan Weir, professional rugby union player (Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh, Scotland)
• Kenny McLean professional footballer (St Mirren, Aberdeen, Norwich City, Scotland)

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. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. 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. Cathkin High School Handbook January 2019, Cathkin High School
11. Darren Young's a City slicker after getting fan mail from Manchester, Daily Record, 2015
12. Derek Young's spell in Iceland was a real eye-opener after their success at Euro 2016, Daily Record, 2016

External links

• Official website
• profile on Education Scotland's Parentzone