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| Motto | In Veritatem |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Type | Comprehensive School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Isabelle Boyd, CBE |
| School Chaplain | Fr Michael Brown |
| Depute Headteachers | Mr Brown, Mr McGachey, Mr Tollan, Mr Snee & Mts O'Keane |
| Location | Main Street Bellshill North Lanarkshire ML4 3DW Scotland |
| Staff | 89.8 FTE |
| Students | 1092 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11-12 years–17-18 years |
| Houses | Andrew, Columbas, John Ogilvie, Kentigern, Margaret and Ninian |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow, Red, Purple, Light Blue and White |
| School Years | 1st-6th years |
| Contact No | 01698 747593 |
| Status | Schools of Ambition |
| Website | Cardinal Newman High School |
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 parts of Uddingston. The feeder primary schools are Saint Gerard's, Sacred Heart, Holy Family, John Paul II and Saint John the Baptist. It has won multiple awards and is one of the highest ranked schools in Britain, according to HMIe. In addition to the ordinary curriculum, it offers many vocational courses such as DTP, Photography, Hospitality and Digital Media.
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The headteacher is Mrs Isabelle Boyd CBE, she is assisted by her depute headteachers; Mr Tollan, Mr Brown, Mr McGachey, Mr Smith, Mr Snee and Mrs O'Keane. The school chaplain Father Michael Brown, Parish Priest of Saint Gerard's Parish.[1]
The school building is a unique design, the main teaching block is curved and covered on both ends with glass panels. As part of the council's lighting scheme, 140 window panels are lit at night by strips of LED lighting. In addition, the roof structure and plant room are lit internally by floodlights with vivid colours. The lights have made the school an icon of the local community and the building is very visible from the M74 motorway.
The science and social studies, technical, PE, music and administrative blocks are linked to the main block around its circumference. The main block contains two dining halls plus five year-group areas, each with a discussion room and set of toilets. The first floor of the main block contains a large spacious library and resource centre, the Department of Business and IT, the staff room and the administrative area and school office.
The school foyer is located on the first floor of the administrative block and incorporates a large theatre, which can seat 200 and a self contained meeting room, the Newman Suite. It also houses the 'Snapdragon Restaurant' hospitality academy - a curricular partnership between Cardinal Newman High School and Motherwell College. Snapdragon has a full professional training kitchen and restaurant and is used across the school in both curricular and out of school hours learning activities. These include vocational courses and community partnership events such as the senior citizens club.[2]
In 1977, the school was named after Cardinal John Henry Newman by Monsignor Philip Flanigan, the then Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish. On 19 September 2010, during Pope Benedict XVI Visit to Britain, Cardinal Newman was Beatified and is now known as' Blessed' however there was no change to the school's name.
There are numerous departments in Cardinal Newman, including:
The school has Six Houses. The Guidance Teachers for each house are Mr Breckinridge (Andrew), Mrs Smith(Columba), Mrs Friel (John Ogilvie), Mr Milarvie (Kentigern), Mr Devlin(Margaret) and Mrs McGinley(Ninian). Each house has their own colour and participate in many house competitions and activities throughout the school year including Sports Day and Newman Day.
Newman Week is a special week for the school as this is when they celebrate the feast of their patron, Blessed John Henry Newman. Newman's feast day is on 9 October and this is normally marked by a school mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph Devine and other local priests. On the Friday of Newman Week, the school holds Newman Activities Day. Newman Week normally takes place the week before the October Week Holiday. To celebrate the beatification of Newman, a large crucifix was erected at the school entrance called the "Newman Cross". This was blessed by Cardinal O'Brien at the 2010 student awards ceremony.
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. He stood down as principal to concentrate on refereeing, but has since moved to St Aidan's high Wishaw
In July 2007, the school, in conjunction with Motherwell College, received the title 'College Restaurant of the Year 2007 - Scotland and Northern Ireland'[4]
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.[5]
In August 2010, at the start of the school year, the school was featured on the BBC's Reporting Scotland news show. The segment was designed to show-off the Scottish Executive's new Curriculum for Excellence scheme. The segment starred Mike Russell, MSP(the education secretary) and 6th year students from the school.