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		⚫	'''Mearns Castle High School''' is a ] situated on Waterfoot Road in ], East Renfrewshire, ] roughly {{convert\|7\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=off\|spell=on}} from Glasgow. It was built in 1978, and pupils from Eaglesham Primary, Kirkhill Primary, Maidenhill Primary, Calderwood Lodge and Mearns Primary are all part of the school's catchment area.
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	\| name = Mearns Castle High School		\| name = Mearns Castle High School
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	\| motto =Servitium		\| motto = Servitium
	\| established = 1978		\| established = 1978
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	\| president =		\| president =
	\| head_label = Headteacher		\| head_label = Headteacher
	\| head = ~~Dean~~ ~~Smith~~\| r_head_label =		\| head = Stuart Clark\| r_head_label =
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	\| lower_age = 11		\| lower_age = 11
	\| upper_age = 18		\| upper_age = 18
	\| houses = Balmoral ~~- Eileen Crilley~~ <br> Caledonia ~~- Henry Cairney~~ <br> Gleneagles ~~- Spencer Gooch~~ <br>Sutherland ~~- Suzanne Oram~~ <br>Ramsay ~~- Paul Donnelly~~ <br>Wallace ~~- Elizabeth Neil~~		\| houses = Balmoral<br /> Caledonia<br /> Gleneagles<br />Sutherland<br />Ramsay<br />Wallace
	\| colours = Red and Black		\| colours = {{Color box\|red\|border=darkgray}} {{Color box\|black\|border=darkgray}} Red and Black
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	\| website = http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/		\| website = http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/
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⚫	'''Mearns Castle High School''' is a ] situated on Waterfoot Road in ], East Renfrewshire, ] roughly ~~seven miles~~ from Glasgow. It was built in 1978, and pupils from ~~Mearns~~ Primary, ~~Eaglesham~~ Primary, ~~Kirkhill~~ Primary ~~and~~ Calderwood Lodge are all part of the school's catchment area.

	Mearns Castle is situated next to Maxwell Mearns Church which hosts some Christian services for pupils. It is also positioned next to ] (15th century), hence the name, "Mearns Castle High School".		Mearns Castle is situated next to Maxwell Mearns Church which hosts some Christian services for pupils. It is also positioned next to ] (15th century), hence the name, "Mearns Castle High School".

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==
	The school's Senior Concert Band achieved significant success in the NCBF competitions achieving Gold Awards at both a Regional and National Level.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701134818/http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/previousyears/2007awards/entprimary.asp \|date=1 July 2011 }}. ~~Accessed~~ 4 July 2007.</ref>		The school's Senior Concert Band achieved significant success in the NCBF competitions achieving Gold Awards at both a Regional and National Level.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701134818/http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/previousyears/2007awards/entprimary.asp \|date=1 July 2011 }}. Retrieved 4 July 2007.</ref>
	<ref>. ~~Accessed~~ 6 November 2012.</ref>		<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ncbf.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=8 \|title=NCBF – National Concert Band Festival \|website=www.ncbf.info \|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref>

	==~~Alumni~~==		==Notable people==
			===Faculty===
	{{alumni\|date=March 2019}}
			* ], football player
	*] - Professional footballer

	*] - Professional footballer
			===Alumni===
	*] - Paralympian ~~Swimmer~~		* ], Paralympian swimmer
	*] - MP, Scottish National Party 2015 - 2017 / 2019 -
			* ], actress
	*] - Actor (Lost, Law & Order, The 100) {{citation needed\|reason=no mention of this school in his article\|date=June 2018}}
	*] - photographer {{citation needed
	\|reason=no mention of this school in his article\|date=June 2018}}
	*] - Actress (GLOW, The Meyerowitz Stories){{cn\|date=November 2019}}
	*] I still dream of Jenny in her suspenders
	*] 007 Shaken not Stirred - Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something.

	==References==		==References==
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	* http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/aboutUs/welcome.asp (Mearns Castle High School Website)		* http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/aboutUs/welcome.asp (Mearns Castle High School Website)
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	*http://www.timesonline.co.uk/parentpower/schools_of_the_year.php?p=scottish_state_secondary		*{{dead link\|date=September 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}

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Latest revision as of 00:53, 3 December 2024

55°46′05″N 4°19′05″W / 55.768°N 4.318°W / 55.768; -4.318

Mearns Castle High School is a secondary school situated on Waterfoot Road in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland roughly seven miles (eleven kilometres) from Glasgow. It was built in 1978, and pupils from Eaglesham Primary, Kirkhill Primary, Maidenhill Primary, Calderwood Lodge and Mearns Primary are all part of the school's catchment area.

Secondary school in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mearns Castle High School
Address

Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, G77 5GU Scotland
Information
Type	Secondary School
Motto	Servitium
Established	1978
Local authority	East Renfrewshire
Headteacher	Stuart Clark
Staff	132
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,248
Houses	Balmoral Caledonia Gleneagles Sutherland Ramsay Wallace
Colour(s)	Red and Black
Qualifications	Scottish Qualifications Certificate
Website	http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/

Mearns Castle is situated next to Maxwell Mearns Church which hosts some Christian services for pupils. It is also positioned next to Mearns Castle (15th century), hence the name, "Mearns Castle High School".

Awards and recognition

The school's Senior Concert Band achieved significant success in the NCBF competitions achieving Gold Awards at both a Regional and National Level.

Notable people

Faculty

Harry Cairney, football player

Alumni

Andrew Mullen, Paralympian swimmer
Gayle Rankin, actress

References

Scottish Education Awards 2007 Archived 1 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
"NCBF – National Concert Band Festival". www.ncbf.info. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

External links

http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/aboutUs/welcome.asp (Mearns Castle High School Website)
Mearns Castle High School's page on Scottish Schools Online
The Times

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