St Luke's High School is a school

School

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 situated in the Auchenback

Auchenback

Auchenback is an area of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire, part of Greater Glasgow. It is notable for Barrhead's two high schools, St Luke's High School and Barrhead High School, as well as smaller primary schools....

 area of Barrhead

Barrhead

Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. As of the 2001 census its population was 19,813....

, East Renfrewshire

East Renfrewshire

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, in the Greater Glasgow

Greater Glasgow

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 area. In 2008, the school celebrated its 30th anniversary. The school focuses on its Catholic

Catholic

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 ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the communities of Barrhead

Barrhead

Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. As of the 2001 census its population was 19,813....

 and Neilston

Neilston

Neilston is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire set in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Levern Valley, southwest of Barrhead, south of Paisley, and south-southwest of Renfrew, at the southwestern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...

, as well as areas further afield including Paisley

Paisley

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, Pollok

Pollok

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, Glenburn and Uplawmoor.

Associated Primary Schools

Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:

• St John's Primary School, Commercial Road, Barrhead.
• St Mark's Primary School, Roebank Drive, Barrhead.
• St Thomas' Primary School, Broadlie Road, Neilston.
• Cross Arthurlie Primary School, Fern Drive, Barrhead
• Springhill Primary School, Springhill Road, Barrhead

Associated Churches

• St John's Church, Aurs Road, Barrhead.
• St Thomas' Church, 70 Main Street, Neilston.

Head Boy & Head Girl

The head pupils are decided by democratic vote, any S6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot

Ballot box

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 vote. All S5 pupils, S6 pupils and teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils.

Faculties

The school is subdivided into faculties.

The faculties are divided as follows:

• Language And Communication
  • English
  • Modern Languages
    • French
    • Italian
    • Spanish
• Social Subjects
  • Geography
  • History
  • Modern Studies
  • Social Subjects
• Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • Art
  • Music
• Business, Technical & ICT
  • Business
    • Business Management
    • Administration
  • Technical
    • Product Design
    • Graphic Communication
    • Craft & Design
  • ICT
    • Computing
    • Information Systems
    • PC Passport
• Mathematics
• Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
• PE & Health
  • Physical Education
  • Home Economics
  • Hospitality
• Religious Education
• Learning Support
  • XL
  • PDP (Personal Development Programme)

Notable former pupils

• Christopher Brookmyre
  Christopher Brookmyre
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  (author)

External links

• Official school website
• St Luke's High School's profile, Scottish Schools Online