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Revision as of 17:15, 21 February 2007 by Haradona (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 consistently high marks in school performance tables.
The head teacher is Mr Alan McGinlay who prides his school on its high standard of proper uniforms., however the Head Teacher's post is currently being advertised in TES. The school has recently received a new extension.
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".
The School Captains for the 2006-2007 session are Alexander Thomson and Anna Kordeczka. Both these pupils belong to S6, presided over by Mrs Joan Herald.
The extension of the school is part of a Public Private Partnership Project with builders HBG. They employ their own janitorial staff and as such, there is a visible division between East Renfrewshire and HBG employees.
The school's modern languages department is quite large and is managed by Miss Ann Hastie. It teaches French, German and Spanish. In the case of Spanish, Mearns Castle gained its first permanent teacher in 6 months with the appointment of Mrs Lynne Stewart. Since 2003, there have been 7 different Spanish teachers at the school, much to the dismay of pupils.
Mearns Castle places emphasis on social responsibility and organises "Charities Week" during which entertaining events take place in order to raise money for charities chosen by the pupils. The highlight of the week is the lunchtime talent shows, where pupils form bands or dancing groups and perform for others.
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