Hillpark Secondary School

For the Canadian School of the same name, see Hill Park Secondary School.

Hillpark Secondary School (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-sgoil Chnoc na Pàirce [aːɾʲt̪skɔl xnɔkʲ na pʰaːɾʲç], Scots: Hullpairk Secondary)^[1] is a non-denominational secondary school located at 36 Cairngorm Road in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland.

Hillpark Secondary School Àrd-sgoil Chnoc na Pàirce (Scottish Gaelic) Hullpairk Secondary (Scots)
Address
36 Cairngorm Road Glasgow, Lanarkshire Scotland
Information
School type	State Funded Secondary, (11-18)
Motto	"Integer Vitae" (Blameless in Life)
Established	14 December 1967
Headmistress	Geraldine Collins
Gender	Coeducational
Enrolment	1057 (April 2022)
Average class size	30–1 (mostly Written) or 20–1 (mostly Practical)
Houses	Cairngorm   Pentland   Nevis   Merrick   Lomond   Jura
Colour(s)	Junior Tie Senior Tie
COVID-19 cases	360 (April 2022)
Website	http://www.hillpark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

The school is one of 38 secondary schools in the Glasgow City Council area,^[2] and is named after the area in which the school is situated.

History

Hillpark was created from the merger of two schools, Sir John Maxwell Secondary School and Strathbungo Secondary School. The building opened in 1967.^[3]

From 1987 to 2006, Hillpark had a Gaelic unit providing Gaelic medium education to pupils. This existed until the opening of the Glasgow Gaelic School.^[4][5]

Facilities

The school has a swimming pool, fitness suite, football pitch, games hall, library and a drama studio. There are also eight computer labs.

A significant feature of the school is the Autism Unit, also known as the Language and Communication Resource (LCR).^[6] Pupils identified as having an autism spectrum disorder are predominantly taught within mainstream classes with the support of LCR staff.^[7]

Notable pupils

• Calum MacLeod (born 1988), cricketer