Calderside Academy
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{{Infobox school
| name = Calderside Academy
| logo = File:Fair use logo Calderside Academy.png
| logo_size = 120px
| streetaddress = Calder Street
| region = Blantyre
| city = Glasgow
| county = South Lanarkshire
| postcode = G72 0AX
| country = Scotland
| denomination = Nondenominational
| headteacher = Julie Calder
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| houses = Lewis, Skye, Mull, Arran
| schooltype = Comprehensive
| fundingtype = State-funded
| language = English
| campus = Main Building (6 wings and 'street' area)
| campus type = Urban
| motto = "Take Pride in Calderside"
| accreditation = Scottish Qualifications Authority
| colours = {{Color box|Blue}} {{Color box|white}} {{Color box|black}}
| newspaper = Calderside Newsletter
| established = January 2008
| students = 1400
| communities =
| feeders = Townhill Primary, David Livingstone Memorial Primary, Auchinraith Primary, High Blantyre Primary, Neilsland Primary, Udston Primary, Woodhead Primary, Glenlee Primary, Craighead School, Hamilton School for the Deaf
| alumni =
| homepage = [http://www.calderside.s-lanark.sch.uk http://www.calderside.s-lanark.sch.uk]
}}
Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools (Blantyre High School and Earnock High School) on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school opened in January 2008 and was ceremonially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP in November 2008.{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/28m-school-hailed-inspiration-2445880 |title=£28m school hailed as an ‘inspiration’ |newspaper=Daily Record |date=15 October 2013 |orig-year=27 November 2008 }}
The Academy has approximately 1400 pupils and around 100 teachers, making it one of the largest schools in Scotland.
Notable pupils
- Jordan Allan (born 1998), footballer
References
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External links
- [http://www.calderside.s-lanark.sch.uk/ School website]
- [https://blantyreproject.com/tag/blantyre-high-school/ Blantyre High School] (tagged articles) at The Blantyre Project
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Category:Secondary schools in South Lanarkshire
Category:Educational institutions established in 2008
Category:Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
Category:Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Category:2008 establishments in Scotland
Category:School buildings completed in 2008
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