Education
Barrhead has six primary schools: Auchenback Primary School (scheduled for closure June 2011 ), Carlibar Primary School, Cross Arthurlie Primary School, Springhill Primary School, St. John's Roman Catholic Primary School and St. Mark's Roman Catholic Primary School. In 2007, St. Mark's received an outstanding report from HM Inspectorate of Education with 11 'excellents' - the most ever recorded by HMIE - making St. Mark's officially the best school in Scotland.
The new Carlibar Primary School, opened in the autumn of 2006 to replace an outdated building, hosts a family centre, a pre-school assessment unit, community and adult learning services, and a state-of-the-art language and communication unit which serves nearly 50 children with autism from across East Renfrewshire.
The town has two secondary schools: St. Luke's High School and Barrhead High. Barrhead High was named a School of Ambition by the Scottish Executive.
A new further education unit, East Renfrewshire College, is planned for the town centre.
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