St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow

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Coordinates: 55°52′51″N 4°20′07″W / 55.8809°N 4.3352°W / 55.8809; -4.3352
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Saint Thomas Aquinas R.C. Secondary School
Roman Catholic
Established1958
AuthorityGlasgow City Council
HeadteacherClaire McInally
ChaplainSteven McInally
Teaching staff43
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
School rollc. 936 pupils[1]
WebsiteSchool website

St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in Jordanhill, Glasgow. The current head teacher is Claire McInally, who took over at the beginning of the 2019-2020 session. The previous head teacher was Andrew McSorley who headed the school for 13 years from 2006-2019.

Re-building

The current school, constructed in 2003

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 one. During the rebuilding works staff and pupils were temporarily based at Woodside School, close to the city's

Roman Catholic
schools in the city and has a capacity of over a thousand pupils.

The expressive arts

In 2007 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]

In 2008 ten St Thomas' pupils were chosen to represent Scotland at the World Schools' Orienteering Championships.[5]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow

References

  1. ^ Glasgow Schools - The Scotsman
  2. ^ Press release on the Glasgow PPP scheme
  3. ^ Come on you Capulets!
  4. ^ The Glasgow Herald - A Very Modern Romeo and Juliet[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ WSCO 2008 Team

External links

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