New School
In 1962 the modern building in Gower Terrace was opened and took in pupils and staff from Pollokshields Secondary, (a former rival, Albert Road Academy). In 1973, due to increasing numbers, the old building on Paisley Road West was re-opened. This building is now an Ethnic Minority Business Centre.
Pupils going to the school were disrupted by the building of the M8/M77 interchange which was completed in 1977. There was a major fire in 1991, part of the building was structurally damaged and had to be demolished. In 1996 the school returned to the refurbished main building, which is designed to hold 1,100 pupils.
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