St Roch's Secondary School

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St. Roch's Secondary School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Royston, Glasgow.[1][2] It is named for the Christian Saint Roch.

Notable alumni

  • Willie Bain – Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East
  • Mo Johnston – Celtic, Rangers, Nantes, Scotland football player, first high-profile Catholic to play for Rangers post-World War II
  • Stevie Chalmers – Celtic, Partick Thistle and Scotland – a member of the Lisbon Lions team that won the European Cup[3]
  • Peter McAleese - former Special Air Service commando & mercenary who was contracted to assassinate Pablo Escobar in the late 1980s

References

  1. 1.Glasgow's St Roch's pupils tell of their exam successes, Catriona Stewart, Glasgow Times, 9 August 2022
  2. 2.City Building helps first-year pupils get into swing of new school year, Scottish Construction Now, 30 September 2022
  3. 3.Loney, Gillian; Williams, Craig (8 May 2019). "Glasgow pays respect as Lisbon Lions legend Stevie Chalmers laid to rest". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 19 November 2020.