Cumbernauld High School
| Motto |
Virtute Ac Labore (Latin: 'Virtue through Hard Work') |
|---|---|
| Established | 1964 |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Head Teacher | Mr Cairns |
| Location |
South Kildrum Ring Road Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire G67 2UF Scotland 55°56′54″N 3°58′09″W / 55.948332°N 3.969079°WCoordinates: 55°56′54″N 3°58′09″W / 55.948332°N 3.969079°W |
| Staff | 60.2 FTE |
| Students | c. 634 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Argyll Braemar Campsie Dunkeld |
| Colours | Black, Purple, white |
| Website | Cumbernauld Academy Website |
Cumbernauld Academy (formerly Cumbernauld High School) was the first comprehensive secondary school in the then 'New Town' of Cumbernauld. It was designed by Scottish architects Gratton & McLean and it opened in 1964 and is a non-denominational, co-educational, secondary school. In 2013, North Lanarkshire Council announced amalgamation of Cumbernauld High with Abronhill High to become Cumbernauld Academy in a new building to be built on existing CHS grounds.
Cumbernauld Academy covers the Scottish education system's stages S1 to S6 and has the capacity for 1100 pupils. It reached about 1600 pupils in 1972 and the current roll is around 600. The school draws students from Cumbernauld and the surrounding area and includes Cumbernauld Village, Kildrum, Abronhill, Carbrain, Seafar, Castlecary, Westerwood, Dullatur, Craigmarloch, Carrickstone Vale and Airdrie. Its associated feeder primary schools are Carbrain primary, Cumbernauld primary, Kildrum primary and Ravenswood primary.
The school is situated in a large area to the south of the Kildrum Ring Road. It is bordered on the east and backs onto extensive woodland. The predominantly brick-built structure forms around the Robert Burns building which consists of three tower blocks and houses most of the classrooms. These blocks are now known as A, B and C Blocks. In the past these were referred to as Boys, Girls and Senior Blocks respectively, with each having its own dining room. The James Watt building houses the technical workshops and classrooms. The David Livingstone building houses the science labs, art and home economics classrooms. There are also extensive playing fields and indoor sports facilities, including a swimming pool.
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