St Roch's Secondary School
| St. Roch's Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| File:St. Roch's Secondary School Monogram.jpg | |
| Location | |
| 25 Rhymer Street Glasgow G21 2NF Scotland 55°52′07″N 4°13′53″W / 55.86871°N 4.2315°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | State, coeducational |
| Motto | ALIOS ADIUVA (Help Others) |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1928 |
| Principal | Kevin Herron[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 54.7 |
| Website | www.st-rochs-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
St. Roch's Secondary School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Royston, Glasgow.[2][3] 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[4]
- Peter McAleese - former Special Air Service commando & mercenary who was contracted to assassinate Pablo Escobar in the late 1980s
References
- Back to citation Please see the attached letter from our new Head Teacher, Mr Herron, St Rochs Secondary School via Twitter, 1 December 2023
- Back to citation Glasgow's St Roch's pupils tell of their exam successes, Catriona Stewart, Glasgow Times, 9 August 2022
- Back to citation City Building helps first-year pupils get into swing of new school year, Scottish Construction Now, 30 September 2022
- Back to citation Loney, Gillian; Williams, Craig (8 May 2019). "Glasgow pays respect as Lisbon Lions legend Stevie Chalmers laid to rest". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
- Official website, St. Roch's Secondary's page on Scottish Schools