Cathkin High School

Cathkin High School
Motto Be All You Can Be
Established 1969
Type Secondary School
Headteacher Anne Marie McNair
Depute Headteacher Mr J Taylor
Miss D Gebbie
Mrs D Levey
Mr R Doig
Location Langlea Road
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 8ES
Scotland
Local authority South Lanarkshire
Staff 81.4 FTE
Students 1011
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Kelvin, Mackintosh, Burns, Livingston and 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
School hours 9am-3.35pm
Website Cathkin High School

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

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Senior Management Team

The Headteacher is Mrs Anne Marie McNair. She is assisted by her Depute Headteachers Mr J Taylor, Miss D Gebbie, Mrs D Levey & Mr R Doig. The Janitors are Mabel, Elaine and Eddie.

Houses

Cathkin uses a house system the school is split into five these are:

Feeder Schools

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

Curriculum

Cathkin High School follows the standard grades and national qualifications program provided by the SQA. Pupils will sit standard grade Mathematics and English at the beginning of S3 alongside five subjects of their own choice also at standard grade level until sitting their exams in S4. In S5 pupils have the choice to sit up to five highers or intermediates in various subjects and then sit a further four highers in S6 or up to three advanced highers.

Notable former pupils & teachers

Scottish folk singer Adam McNaughton was a teacher of English at the now-defunct Rutherglen Academy, and later at Cathkin High School. Also a former pupil of Cathkin High school Duncan Weir, who now plays professional rugby for the Glasgow Warriors.

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