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Chryston High School 
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(Thus I Flourish)Address Lindsaybeg Road
Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, G69 9DL, ScotlandCoordinates 55°54′13″N 4°06′19″W / 55.90365°N 4.10526°WCoordinates: 55°54′13″N 4°06′19″W / 55.90365°N 4.10526°W Information Type Secondary school (UK) Religious affiliation(s) Non-denominational Authority North Lanarkshire Head Teacher Linda Johnstone Teaching staff Approx. 60 Gender Coeducational Age 12 to 18 Enrollment Session 2010/2011 - 673 Houses Clyde
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KelvinWebsite http://www.chrystonhigh.n-lanark.sch.uk/ Chryston High School is a six-year non-denominational secondary school situated in Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The school plays an important role in the community with the students assisting with local organisations.[1] The school was awarded the Charter Mark, in September 2007, for excellence in customer service.[2]
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Academic Standards
The school, in 1999, was one of just six high schools who introduced a Higher in psychology, the first time that the subject had been taught at school level. [3]
HM Inspectorate of Education, in their inspection during October and November 2005, judged that the learning environment and support for the students was very good. The overall quality of attainment S1/S2 was rated as 'Good', at S3/S4 'Adequate', and S5/S6 was 'Good'.[4]
New School Building
Construction of the new £22 million Chryston High School building started in the summer of 2010 and is expected to be finished in the summer of 2012. The development is being carried out by Morgan Sindall and is part of North Lanarkshire Council’s £250 million Schools and Centres 21 programme. The new building is being constructed on the playing fields of the existing site and will feature 23 classrooms and 27 practical rooms, which will include facilities for vocational courses. A fitness studio, four-court games hall and five changing rooms will also feature in the new school building. A full sized all-weather floodlit pitch is to be built on the existing Chryston High School site once staff and pupils have transferred to the new school. [5]
The Real Schools Variety Show
Chryston High School took part in Real Radio's "Real Variety Show", a talent show, on Tuesday 1 September 2009. The school was selected as one of the 12 schools across Central Scotland to take part, out of an initial list of over 200 schools. The show was hosted by Steve McKenna, a DJ for Real Radio. Dance group "Annhilation" emerged winners after the decision made by 3 judges which the school had invited. "Annihilation" competed against the winners of the other 11 schools in an online vote which took place on the Real Radio website, and won. The winners, "Annihilation" were scheduled to perform at the Pavilion Theatre on Friday 25 September 2009 along with the likes of: MacDonald Brothers, Aftermath Street Dance Kru, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, impressionist Lewis MacLeod and the cast of Kylie Mania but contractual difficulties meant that this couldn't happen. [6] Instead, the dance group performed at the Strathclyde Park Fireworks Display in Glasgow on 5 November 2009 [7]
Notable former pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Chryston High School- Craig Beattie, footballer with Swansea City and formerly with Celtic.[8]
References
- ^ "Chryston High", North Lanarkshire Council, accessed 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Charter Mark for Chryston High", Kirkintilloch Herald, 5 September 2007.
- ^ "Catch 'em while they're Jung;Curriculum", Times Educational Supplement, Eleanor Caldwell, 1 October 1999.
- ^ "Chryston High School, North Lanarkshire Council", HM Inspectorate of Education, 7 March 2006.
- ^ http://construction.morgansindall.com/news?actv_morgan_ashurst_news_latest_news_id=248
- ^ http://www.paviliontheatre.co.uk/xml/shows/shows.asp?id=20090925
- ^ "The Real Variety Show"
- ^ "North Lanarkshire Council", The Scotsman, 23 April 2008.
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