Cathkin High School

Cathkin High opened in August 1970 and was Cambuslang’s
first comprehensive school under the leadership of James Munn. Later to become Sir
James Munn (
), this man had been the head teacher of Rutherglen
Academy before it closed for good at the end of the summer term in June 1970. For
its first thirty-​eight years Cathkin High was sited on Western Road Cambuslang
in the sub-​district of Whitlawburn. From the word go, and throughout most of
its life, the school had a chequered reputation largely because of the problems
its pupils caused to many local residents and their properties, through
vandalism mainly. But from around 2006, about the same time as the appointment
of the current head teacher, local residents began to note a significant improvement
in the conduct of Cathkin High pupils an improvement that steadily ‘improved’
over the following years until the present time (June 2013) when I think most local
people would agree that Cathkin High is virtually transparent to those not
directly connected with it. In other words, the school is now the way it should
have been from the beginning. Also, in October 2008 Cathkin High moved from Western
Road to a new building on Langlea Road
(just round the corner), which is part of a community education complex
that includes Rutherglen High for children with special needs. The old Cathkin
High on Western Road has been demolished and private houses now stand in its
place. Meanwhile, official information about Cathkin High, including academic
performance details, can be found at The Scottish Government (
) web site.

better than the old cathkin thats for sure!