St Aidan's High School

Secondary school in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Websiteblogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/StAidans

St Aidan's High School (simply referred to as St Aidan's) is an 11–18 mixed, Roman Catholic, secondary school in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[2] It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell.^[3]

It was rated 'good' by Education Scotland following its inspection in December 2018,^[4] and was ranked 139th out of 339 secondary schools in Scotland for exam results in 2019.^[5]

Notable alumni

John Higgins - snooker player^{[citation needed]}
Joe Jordan - footballer, Leeds United F.C., Manchester United F.C., A.C. Milan, Scotland national football team^{[citation needed]}
Nicholas McDonald - singer^[6]
Geraldine McKelvie, journalist^[7]
Stephen O'Donnell - footballer, Motherwell F.C., Scotland national football team^[8]
Jobby - Proper Unit^[9]

References

^ "Senior Leadership Team". St Aidan's High School. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "St Aidan's High School". Parentzone Scotland. Education Scotland. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Secondary Schools & Chaplains". Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Thomson, Ross (6 March 2019). "Success is highlighted at Wishaw school following inspection". Daily Record. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ McLaughlin, Mark (20 March 2019). "Scottish school league tables 2019: Edinburgh schools worst at hitting exam targets". The Times. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Pride of Scotland Nicholas McDonald admits he's willing to quit school to follow his X Factor dream". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ McMahon, Connie (26 February 2020). "Reporter returns to school to be quizzed". Wishaw Press. Wishaw, Scotland: Reach. p. 25. Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via PressReader.
^ Scotland players' old schools send good luck messages, Henry Hepburn, TES (magazine), 11 June 2021
^ "Poll from Ali Koca". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.