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Cardinal Newman High School is a
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, comprehensive
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located in
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,
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,
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. The school was formed by the amalgamation of Elmwood Secondary, St. Saviour's High School and St. Catherine's. The school's catchment area includes
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,
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,
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, Birkenshaw and
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. The feeder primary schools are St Gerard's, Sacred Heart, Holy Family and John Paul II (St John the Baptist Primary in
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as re-aligned to Holy Cross High School, Hamilton).


Senior management

The Headteacher is Mr Robert Smith, he is assisted by 3 Depute Heads. Mrs T McDade (S5-S6), Mrs H McGhee (S1-S2) and Mrs M Murray (S3-S4).


Name

In 1977, the school was named after Cardinal Henry Newman by Monsignor">John Henry Newman">Cardinal Henry Newman by Monsignor Philip Flanagan, the then Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish and a former Rector of the Scots College in Rome.


Uniform

The uniform for all pupils is a white shirt, black trousers or a black skirt and a black blazer. S1-S4 pupils wear a striped blue, yellow and red tie, whereas S5 years wear a plain blue tie and S6 pupils have the same tie with red stripes. The S6 blazer is black with blue braiding.


Houses

The school has four houses all named after Scottish Saints, Andrew, Columba, Kentigern and Ninian.


Upgrade

In 2017, North Lanarkshire Council pledged £2 million to the school as part of a modernisation scheme to develop more facilities for the school. This funding was used to open a multi-use games area at the rear of the school during the session of the 40th anniversary of the school.


In the media

The school was featured in the
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newspaper and website after a group of staff and pupils embarked on a
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to Cofton Park,
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to attend the beatification mass of the school's namesake. In February 2013, Cardinal O'Brien visited the school to bless a large set of Rosary beads to launch the Mission Matter Rosary Campaign.


Notable alumni

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(b. 1981) - Scottish National Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for
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(2019- ) *
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(b. 1989) - professional footballer,
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* Barry Maguire (b. 1998) - professional footballer,
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* Ciaran McKenna (b. 1998) - professional footballer,
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Barry Burns Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai. Early life Burns went to Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill before enrolling with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, taking u ...
, Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band
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Notable teachers

A notable teacher at the school was William Collum, a
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in the
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,
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and
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competitions, who was the principal teacher of religious education.


References


External links


HMIE ReportSchool websiteCardinal Newman's page
on LTS's 'Scottish Schools Online'
Education Scotland - Summarised inspection findings for Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill - 07/03/17
{{authority control Bellshill Catholic secondary schools in North Lanarkshire 1977 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1977