History
Prior to its opening in 1968 there was no Roman Catholic high school in Cumbernauld and pupils had to make a 10-mile bus journey to Kirkintilloch to attend St Ninian's. The school has always maintained a strong link with the surrounding community, and through pupils, parents and teacher links they are associated with several primary schools from which the intake is drawn: * St Margaret of Scotland Primary School, Cumbernauld * St Lucy's Primary School, Abronhill * St Mary's Primary School, Ravenswood * St Joseph's Primary School, Stepps * St Barbara's Primary School, Muirhead * St Andrew's Primary School, Cumbernauld The former Sacred Heart Primary in Kildrum was also a feeder primary until its closure in 2000. Like Sacred Heart, Our Lady's was architecturally designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia.Houses
The pupils are split into five Houses: St Pope John Paul II, St Mother Teresa, St Sebastian, St Francis, and St Patrick.Notable former pupils
* Mark McGhee (b. 1957) – football manager * Peter Mackie (b. 1958) – football player, Celtic F.C. and St Mirren F.C. * Pauline McNeill (b. 1962) – Member of the Scottish Parliament * David Cromwell (b. 1962) – oceanographer and co-editor of the Media Lens website * Neil Primrose (b. 1972) – drummer from Travis * Lynn McCafferty (b. 1979) -References
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