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⚫ '''''mearns castle high school''''' is a secondary school in newton mearns, a suburb of glasgow,scotland. the school is situated on waterfoot road. newton mearns is an affluent commuter suburb, and consequently the school achieves consistantly high marks in school performance tables.
{{Infobox Secondary school
| name = Mearns Castle High School
| established = 1478
| type = ]
| gender = mixed
| headmaster = Dean Smith
| teaching_staff = 122
| enrolment = 1520
| grades = ]
| address = Waterfoot Road, ]
| city = ]
| country = ]
| district = ]
| colours = yellow and blue with a black tie
| website =
}}

⚫ '''Mearns Castle High School''' is a ] in ], a suburb of ], ]. Built in ], pupils from Mearns Primary, Eaglesham Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Calderwood Lodge are all part of the schools catchment area. 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. The Head Teacher is Mr Dean Smith.

The school has recently received a new extension. The extension of the school is part of a Public Private Partnership Project with builders HBG, the extension provides many extra classrooms, currently used for maths, social subjects and school office. Mearns Castle is situated next to Maxwell Mearns Church which hosts the numerous services for all yeargroups throughout the year. It is also positioned next to Mearns Castle, hence the name, "Mearns Castle High School"

==Awards and recognition==
The school was one of three finalists in the Most Enterprising Secondary as part of the Scottish Education Awards 2007, which aim to celebrate successes and recognise achievements in Scottish education.<ref>. Accessed ], ].</ref>

Sky Rock, a ] company at the school, raised funds, obtained raw materials, attended jewelry workshops and created prototypes of its goal of producing 'sky high fashion at rock bottom prices'. The group was also a finalist in the ] Young Enterprise Scotland Awards 2006. This success was repeated a year later with the Young Enterprise company, Fusion, who also achieved this much. Many thanks go to Business Advisor Sandy MacNiven. The 2008 Young Enterprise Team have also reached the Scottish Finals. Also in 2008 the Senior Concert Band achieved a Gold Award in the National Concert Band Festival (NCBF) in Warwick..<ref>, determined to succeed. Accessed ], ].</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*Moray West of ], a classical group formed by ]
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but they have split up now:(

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mearns castle high school is a secondary school in newton mearns, a suburb of glasgow,scotland. the school is situated on waterfoot road. newton mearns is an affluent commuter suburb, and consequently the school achieves consistantly high marks in school performance tables.