Fernhill School, Rutherglen
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| motto = Cor unum et anima una
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| established = 1972
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| type = Private day school
| religious_affiliation = Catholic
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| head = Mark Donnelly
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| founders = School Sisters of Notre Dame
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| address = Fernbrae Avenue
| city = Fernhill
| county = Rutherglen
| country = Scotland
| postcode = G73 4SG
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| enrolment = 250
| gender = Co-educational
| lower_age = 2
| upper_age = 18
| houses = St Andrews, St Joseph and St Julie’s
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Fernhill School is a private Catholic school in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, 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.{{cite web | title=Location and History of the School | url=http://www.fernhillschool.co.uk/location/ | publisher = Fernhill School | accessdate=31 May 2009}} 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 {{convert|9|acre|m2}} of wooded grounds above the city of Glasgow, backing on to the Cathkin Braes.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.fernhillschool.co.uk/about/ |publisher=Fernhill School |accessdate=31 May 2009 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225062522/http://www.fernhillschool.co.uk/about/ |archivedate=25 December 2008 }} 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,{{cite web | title=Parents - Fees and Bursaries | url=http://www.fernhillschool.co.uk/fees/ | publisher=Fernhill School | accessdate=31 May 2009}} 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.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27801545 Parents save independent Catholic Fernhill School], BBC News, 11 June 2014[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/fernhill-school-looking-future-4387848.amp Fernhill School is looking to the future], Daily Record, 6 October 2014
Notable pupils
- Mhairi McKay (born 1975), golfer
References
External links
- {{Official website|https://fernhill-school.com//}}
- [http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/myschool/findaschool/schools/fernhillschoolsouthlanarkshire.asp Fernhill School's page on Parentzone]
{{South Lanarkshire Schools}}
{{Areas of Rutherglen and Cambuslang|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Private schools in South Lanarkshire
Category:Educational institutions established in 1972
Category:Catholic secondary schools in South Lanarkshire
Category:Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association
Category:Buildings and structures in Rutherglen