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| 100 Dixon Road Glasgow, Strathclyde, G42 8AU, Scotland |
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| Funding type | State-funded |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1936 |
| Status | open |
| Head Teacher | Thomas McDonald |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,966 |
| Hours in school day | 7( 8.45 to 3.50 Monday and Tuesday) and 8.45 to 3 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday |
| Campus | Main Building, Sports Centre (used to also include "The Huts") |
| Campus size | 2000+ |
| Campus type | urban |
| Accreditation(s) | SQA |
| Feeder schools | St Albert’s, St Francis’, St Bride’s, St Brigid’s, Holy Cross, St Fillan’s, St Mirin’s, Our Lady of the Annunciation & St Conval’s |
| Colours | Blue, white and grey |
| Website | http://www.holyrood-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
Holyrood Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in the south-side of Glasgow, Scotland. It is near Crosshill railway station, Hampden Park, A728 and the new, M74 motorway.
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The school was founded in 1936 and originally functioned as a Senior Secondary with entry dependent on a high mark in the "Qualifying examination". In 1971 the exam was abolished and all Scottish state schools became equal in terms of status, curriculum offered and examinations taken.
The original school building, designed by the firm of John Burnet, Son & Dick, was built in 1936, and is now protected as a category B listed building.[1]
Over the years, the school has had renovation and additional blocks purposely built, this is known as the "new block" and "I.T. Wing".
In 2001, Glasgow city council commissioned a modern sports centre to be built directly next to Holyrood, known as "Holyrood Sports Centre". The school has exclusive access during the day to all the facilities, with the centre being open at night to the public.
The school has a pupil roll of approximately 1,977 and 150 teachers making it one of the largest state comprehensive schools in Europe. John McGeady is an English teacher at the school. He was formerly a Sheffield United player and is the father of Spartak Moscow winger Aiden McGeady. [2]
The school chaplain is Father Anthony Gallagher of Christ the King, Kings Park.