St Luke's High School

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St Luke's High School
Type Public, Secondary
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Location Springfield Road
Barrhead
East Renfrewshire
G78 2SG
Scotland
Students 600 +
Gender co-educational
Ages 11 to 19
School colours Green, Purple & White             
Attendance 92.7% (2004/2005)
Free School Meals 15.4%
Feeder Schools St John's, St Mark's, St Thomas'
Website Official site

St Luke's High School is a secondary school situated in the Auchenback area of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in the Greater Glasgow area. The school is over 25 years old and Mrs Patricia Scott is the current head teacher, recently succeeding Mr John Fitzpatrick, who is now the current head teacher of Williamwood High School, also in East Renfrewshire. The school focuses on its Catholic ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the communities of Barrhead and Neilston, as well as areas further afield including Paisley, Pollok, Glenburn and Uplawmoor.

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[edit] Associated Primary Schools

Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:

  • St John's Primary School, Commercial Road, Barrhead.
  • St Mark's Primary School, Roebank Drive, Barrhead.
  • St Thomas' Primary School, Broadlie Road, Neilston.

[edit] Associated Churches

  • St John's Church, Aurs Road, Barrhead.
  • St Thomas' Church, 70 Main Street, Neilston.

[edit] Head Boy & Head Girl

The head pupils are decided by 'democratic' vote; any S6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot vote. All S5 pupils, S6 pupils and teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils. The votes for session 2007/08 resulted in Jack Jordon being named Head Boy and Emma Johnstone as Head Girl.

[edit] Uniform

[edit] Junior School

The S1-S4 pupils have a set uniform which must be worn by the pupils during school time and also in some extra-curricular events.

  • White shirt
  • Junior school tie
  • Green school jumper / Green school tank top
  • Black trousers / skirt
  • Black shoes
  • School blazer

[edit] Senior school

The S5 and S6 pupils have a set uniform which must be worn by the pupils during school time and also in some extra-curricular events. Although regulation is less strict, it is expected that the senior school set an example to younger years.

  • White shirt
  • Senior school tie
  • Green school jumper / Green school tank top
  • Black trousers / skirt
  • Black shoes
  • School blazer

[edit] Notable incidents

[edit] 2005 Fire

Extensive damage had been done to the kitchen facilities and drama department of the school in October 2005. Pupils and staff were given the day off while the fire brigade fought the blaze, and teachers attempted to salvage anything of value. The fire started approximately 7:30 in the kitchen.

Consequently, the Drama department had to be temporarily relocated to two English classrooms, while a new temporary dining hall was created in the smaller of the two gym halls.

The higher, advanced higher and intermediate classes sat their final exams in May 2007, and were the first to do so since the department's make over. The new classes for '07 to '08 have been actively timetabled as of June 2007.

[edit] Departments

The school is subdivided into departments, each with their own subjects. Some (such as English, Computing and Drama) have specific SQA courses with awards; others are more personal subjects with no awards (such as Religious, Personal Social and Health, and core Physical Education).

The departments are divided as follows:

  • Language And Communication
    • English
    • Modern Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • Spanish
  • Social Subjects
    • Geography
    • History
    • Modern Studies
    • Social Subjects
  • Creative Arts
    • Drama
    • Art
    • Music
  • Business, Technical & ICT
    • Business
      • Business Management
      • Administration
    • Technical
      • Product Design
      • Graphic Communication
      • Craft & Design
    • ICT
      • Computing
      • Information Systems
      • PC Passport
  • Mathematics
  • Science
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Physics
  • PE & Health
    • Physical Education
    • Home Economics
    • Hospitality
  • Religious Education
  • Learning Support
    • XL

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

1. http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/stlukes/