St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow

State comprehensive school in Glasgow, Scotland

55°52′51″N 4°20′07″W / 55.8809°N 4.3352°W / 55.8809; -4.3352InformationTypeState comprehensiveMottoSumma AquinasReligious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablished1958AuthorityGlasgow City CouncilHeadteacherClaire McInallyChaplainSteven McInallyTeaching staff43GenderMixedAge11 to 18School 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 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]

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

Graeme Pearson (born 1950), police officer and politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region (2011-2016)
Tosh McKinlay (born 1964), footballer, Dundee F.C., Heart of Midlothian F.C., Celtic F.C. and Kilmarnock F.C. He also played for Stoke City F.C. and Grasshopper Club Zürich. He won 22 caps for Scotland national football team
Carol Monaghan (born 1972), Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North West (2015- )
James McAvoy (born 1979), Actor
Joseph Andrew Mclean (born 1979), Filmmaker
Joy McAvoy (born 1982), Actress
Hudson Mohawke(born 1986), Producer and DJ
Steven Purcell, Scottish Labour Party politician, councillor for the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward of Glasgow City Council, Leader of the council (2005-2010)

References

^ Glasgow Schools - The Scotsman
^ Press release on the Glasgow PPP scheme
^ Come on you Capulets!
^ The Glasgow Herald - A Very Modern Romeo and Juliet^{[permanent dead link]}
^ WSCO 2008 Team

External links

School Website
The School's most recent HMIe report

Schools in Glasgow

Primary schools

Glasgow Gaelic School
Lorne Street Primary School
Eastbank Primary School
Royston Primary School
St Roch's Primary School

Private (independent) schools

Public (State) secondary schools

Bannerman High School Bellahouston Academy and the School of Sport Castlemilk High School Cleveden Secondary School Drumchapel High School Eastbank Academy Glasgow Gaelic School Govan High School Hillhead High School Hillpark Secondary School Hyndland Secondary School Jordanhill School King's Park Secondary School Knightswood Secondary School and The Dance School of Scotland Lochend Community High School Rosshall Academy Shawlands Academy Smithycroft Secondary School Springburn Academy Whitehill Secondary School
Catholic schools	All Saints RC Secondary School Holyrood Secondary School John Paul Academy Lourdes Secondary School Notre Dame High School St Andrew's Secondary School St Margaret Mary's Secondary School St Mungo's Academy St Paul's High School St Roch's Secondary School St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School