Fernhill School is a

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Rutherglen Rutherglen (; , ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lo ...

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, Scotland. It is co-educational and accepts children aged 2 to 18 years old.

History

The school originated in a primary school run by the Sisters of Notre Dame since 1953, which in 1971 was announced for closure. A committee of parents was formed to keep the school open, and in August 1972 the current school opened. There were at the time four members of staff, with the committee serving as the Board of Governors, and the headmistress was Sister Gabriel, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny. At this time, the school was still only a primary school, and in 1973 it was decided to open a secondary department. The school stands in some of wooded grounds above the city of

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, backing on to the Cathkin Braes. The total Nursery roll has been around 20, the Primary roll has been around 120 and the Secondary has been around 110. Plans were announced in 2013 to make the secondary department co-educational. Fees for S3 - S6 have been £12,600 per annum, making it the 20th-most expensive school in Scotland. It was reported in a front-page article in '' The Herald'' on 11 June 2014 that the school had called in the administrators after suffering financial difficulties. Later that day, the school released a statement to say that funds had been secured from parents and governors to allow the school to remain open while refinancing was undertaken.Fernhill School is looking to the future
Daily Record, 6 October 2014

Notable pupils

Mhairi McKay Mhairi McKay (born 18 April 1975) is a Scottish professional golfer who played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career McKay was born in Glasgow. She is a former pupil of Fernhill Sch ...

(born 1975), golfer

References

External links

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Fernhill School's page on Parentzone
{{authority control Private schools in South Lanarkshire Educational institutions established in 1972 Catholic secondary schools in South Lanarkshire Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association Buildings and structures in Rutherglen 1972 establishments in Scotland Category C listed buildings in South Lanarkshire