St Aidan's High School (simply referred to as St Aidan's) is an 11–18 mixed,

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Wishaw Wishaw (; ; ) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the River Clyde, Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The town is part of the Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency), Motherwell and Wishaw c ...

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, Scotland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell. It was rated 'good' by

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following its inspection in December 2018, and was ranked 139th out of 339 secondary schools in Scotland for exam results in 2019.

Notable alumni

John Higgins John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the List of snooker players by num ...

- snooker player * Joe Jordan -

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, Leeds United F.C.,

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* Nicholas McDonald - singer * Geraldine McKelvie, journalist * Stephen O'Donnell -

, Motherwell F.C.,

* Jobby - Proper Unit

References

External links

* Catholic secondary schools in North Lanarkshire Wishaw {{Scotland-school-stub