Claremont High School was a non-denominational, state-funded secondary school based in the

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area of

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

. It closed in June 2007 and merged with Hunter High School to form the new Calderglen High School, although Calderglen met in the Claremont building until February 2008 when the new building opened on the same site. It was originally one of six state Secondary schools in East Kilbride until, after a school modernisation program by South Lanarkshire Council, they were merged into three schools.

Studio32 Theatre Company

A teachers' strike in 1985 led to the establishment of Studio32 by Liane McKenna and Vikki England née Carrick, an amateur theatre company that has since grown to be the leading community theatre company in the area. The name refers to the drama classroom in the school (A32) where rehearsals were first held. Studio32 celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015 with a production of Oliver!.

Notable alumni

* Lee Alexander, Scotland Women's International Footballer * John Hannah, Film and television actor *

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, Television presenter *

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, Scottish Politician * Fraser Kerr, Footballer currently with Stenhousemuir *

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, Scotland U21 International Footballer, currently with Dundee * Iain Stewart, Geologist *

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, Scotland International Rugby player *

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, Scotland International Footballer * Frazer Wright, Footballer currently with

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References

External links

Hmie Report
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