St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow

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.

Saint Thomas Aquinas R.C. Secondary School
Main entrance
Address
112 Mitre Road

Glasgow
,
G14 9PP

Scotland
Coordinates55.8809°N 4.3352°W / 55.8809; -4.3352
Information
TypeState comprehensive
MottoSumma Aquinas
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1958
FounderMichael Andrew McLaughlin
AuthorityGlasgow City Council
HeadteacherLiam Brannan
ChaplainPope Francis
Teaching staff43
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
School rollc. 936 pupils[1]
WebsiteSchool website

Re-building

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 Anderston area. The new facility consists of the Abbey Building and the Mitre Building, and was built as part of Glasgow's PPP school building programme. The new building was completed in 2003[2] and the school was officially opened on 3 December 2004 by the then Education convener of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell, a former pupil. The new school is one of the largest 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]

The school has a history of success in orienteering thanks to PE teacher Terry O'Brien who taught at the school from 1997-2011. As chair of the St Andrews Orientiering Club he was involved in the creation of permanent orienteering courses at several schools in Glasgow. In 2008 10 St Thomas' pupils were chosen to represent Scotland at the World Schools' Orienteering Championships.[5]

Notable former pupils

Tottie

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gollark: Why? WE didn't crime.
gollark: We could flee back through the house.
gollark: I run a bit further away to try and leave heav's apiocity range.
gollark: Let us "look around" the "park".

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
  5. WSCO 2008 Team
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