St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow
| St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow | |
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| Address | |
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112 Mitre Road Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G14 Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°52′51″N 4°20′07″W / 55.8809°N 4.3352°WCoordinates: 55°52′51″N 4°20′07″W / 55.8809°N 4.3352°W |
| Information | |
| Type | State comprehensive |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1958 |
| Founder | Michael Andrew McLaughlin |
| Authority | Glasgow City Council |
| Headteacher | Andrew McSorley |
| Chaplain | Joe Lappin |
| Teaching staff | 43 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| School roll | c. 936 pupils[1] |
| Website | http://www.st-thomasaquinas-sec.glasgow.sch.uk/ |
St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in Jordanhill, Glasgow. The current head teacher is Andrew McSorley, who took over at the beginning of the 2006-2007 session having left his old head post in Edinburgh's St Thomas of Aquin's High School. The previous head teacher was Thomas Bradshaw who headed the school for 13 years.
Re-building
The original school was built in the 1950s, and at the end of the 2001/2002 school year the original building was demolished to make way for a new state-of-the-art facility. During the rebuilding works staff and pupils were temporarily based at Woodside School, close to the city's Anderston area. The new facility consists of the Abbey Building and the Mitre Building, and was built as part of Glasgow's PPP school building programme. The new building was completed in 2003 [2] and the school was officially opened on 3 December 2004 by the then Education convener of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell, a former pupil. The new school is one of the largest Roman Catholic schools in the city and has a capacity of over a thousand pupils.
Culinary excellence
The school works with Glasgow City Council and Careers Scotland on many programmes including the prestigious Culinary Excellence scheme which involved a group of students working with top chef Brian Maule and serving a meal at the exclusive Chardon D'Or restaurant.
The expressive arts
The school produced a version of Romeo and Juliet which received national media attention as it brought to life issues relating to sectarianism.[3][4]
The Art department at St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is very active with pupils regularly having work published or displayed.[5][6]
The school has a long history of success in orienteering. 10 of its pupils were chose to represent Scotland at the World Schools' Orienteering Championships.[7]
Notable former pupils
- James McAvoy, Actor
James McAvoy - Steven Purcell, former leader of Glasgow City Council [8]
- Tosh McKinlay, Player for Glasgow Celtic Football Club
- Joseph Andrew Mclean, Filmmaker
- Hudson Mohawke, electronic music producer/DJ signed to Warp Records.
- Graeme Pearson, Labour MSP
- Justin Osuji, Singer with 4 Top 40 hit single
- No Way Sis, Oasis tribute band Top 40 hit single
