Claremont High School, East Kilbride

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Claremont High School
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Address
Claremont High School, East Kilbride
High Common Road

East Kilbride
,
South Lanarkshire
,
G74 2DA

Scotland
Information
Type Secondary School
MottoEndeavour
Established1970
ClosedJune 2007 / February 2008
Local authority South Lanarkshire Council
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,100
HousesBute, Crawford, Everest, Fraser. (Until 1993, Arran and Douglas were also school houses).

Claremont High School was a non-denominational, state-funded secondary school based in the St Leonards area of East Kilbride. It closed in June 2007 and merged with Hunter High School to form the new Calderglen High School, although Calderglen met in the Claremont building until February 2008 when the new building opened on the same site. It was originally one of six state Secondary schools in East Kilbride until, after a school modernisation program by South Lanarkshire Council, they were merged into three schools.

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Nearby, the local Church of Scotland parish Church uses the same name, 'Claremont Parish Church'. [1]

Studio32 Theatre Company

A teachers' strike in 1985 led to the establishment of Studio32 Theatre Company by Liane Mitchell née Craig and Vikki England née Carrick, an amateur theatre company that has since grown to be the leading community theatre company in the area. The name refers to the drama classroom in the school (A32) where rehearsals were first held. [2] Studio32 celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015 with a production of Oliver!. [3]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Claremont Parish Church". www.claremontparishchurch.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "About Studio32". www.studio32theatre.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Andrea, O'Neill. "East Kilbride theatre group celebrate 30 year milestone with stage performance of Oliver Twist". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Editorial Staff (14 July 2023). "Lee Gibson Husband, Spouse, Children, & Wedding". Apumone. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bill McFadyen: a teaching 'legend'". DailyRecord.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Dailyrecord.co.uk (29 July 2008). "EK MP Andy Kerr gives a message of party unity for Scottish Labour". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Thomson, Paul (25 August 2015). "Frazer Wright confirms Dumbarton move after leaving St Johnstone". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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