| Shawlands Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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31 Moss-Side Road Glasgow , City of Glasgow , G41 3TR Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°49′52″N4°17′01″W / 55.83099°N 4.2837°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Sola Nobilitas Virtus |
| Established | 1894 |
| Local authority | Glasgow City Council |
| Head Teacher | Pauline Carr |
| Staff | c. 100 full-time staff |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrolment | c. 3,868 |
| Colours | Purple and Green |
| Website | www |
Shawlands Academy is a state secondary school in the Shawlands area of Glasgow, Scotland.
Shawlands Academy was Glasgow's designated International School and one of Scotland's most multicultural schools. [1] It was situated in Shawlands, between Pollok Park (and its Burrell Collection) and Queen's Park.
Shawlands Academy had around 1,250 students [2] and over 100 teachers.
Shawlands Academy dated from 1857 when there was a private school of the same name located nearby in Skirving Street. This private school became state-owned and was then called Crossmyloof Annexe. It served as a feeder school for Shawlands Academy in the 1960s. Shawlands academy in it's current form opened in 1894 [3] in the nearby building on Pollokshaws Road which now houses Shawlands Primary School.
Shawlands was noted for its pluralism. [4] In the 1960s, the school had a particularly high density of Jewish pupils, and was one of the few state schools in Scotland to offer Hebrew as a curriculum subject. Reflecting its status as Glasgow International School, Shawlands taught many modern languages, including Urdu. According to a survey in 2006, over 50 languages were spoken in the playground. [5]
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