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'''Mearns Castle High School''' is a ] in ], a suburb of ], ]. The school is situated on Waterfoot Road. Newton Mearns is an affluent commuter suburb, and consequently the school achieves consistently high marks in school performance tables.
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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.
The head teacher (at time of writing) is Mr Alan McGinlay. Mr McGinlay places great importance on school uniform and regularly takes jackets from offending pupils. The school has recently received a new extension. The Media Studies Department is one of the best in the Scotland ,consistenly achieves high marks.The school is 1978 vintage.
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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".
In 2006 the school again finished first in the school performance table.


==Awards and recognition==
The school has been praised for its foreign exchange programme, which has allowed pupils from South Africa, Pakistan and Mexico to study in Scotland. A great example is Kyle Wilson who previously lived in a hut made of " twigs" and " mud" and was thankfully shipped over here to civilisation
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>{{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>


==Notable people==
Notable Pupils include singer Moray West, MP John Sands and the you Learning Disability Student, Christopher Halliday, who was praised for his great progress made over the 5 years he attended. He is know throughout Scottish schools for his achievments.
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==References==
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==External links==
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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
TypeSecondary School
MottoServitium
Established1978
Local authorityEast Renfrewshire
HeadteacherStuart Clark
Staff132
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,248
HousesBalmoral
Caledonia
Gleneagles
Sutherland
Ramsay
Wallace
Colour(s)    Red and Black
QualificationsScottish Qualifications Certificate
Websitehttp://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

Alumni

References

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

External links

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