Change Notre Dame High School from girls only

[Glasgowlassie]

I have 2 children, currently at Notre Dame Primary in Glasgow. I have only just discovered, due to a recent campaign that my son and daughter will not be able to go to the same High School.

Girls are enrolled into Notre Dame High School, an all girls high school, this is state funded and a total anomaly, the only one of its kind in Scotland. My daughter must go there unless I can get her into another local school via a placing request, becoming increasingly difficult in the West End.

My son has to go to the linked school 3 miles away, St Thomas Aquinas, if I can't get him into another school which is closer.

Over 75% of the girls in this girls only school come from a distance via placing request. So this has an impact on the local community and the environment.

There is a campaign to change this which is how I became aware that my children would not even be allowed to go to St Thomas Aquinas without a placing request for my daughter.

In 2018 there is no place for an all girls school as it is discriminatory. Schools should serve their local area first.

Campaign is here for anyone that is interested and wants to help change it. Particularly people from Glasgow.

www.ndh4all.net

That's a nonsense argument dancemom.

And it's a Catholic school, as evidenced by this screenshot of it's website.

You missed the next paragraph where is says it welcomes other faiths.

I have a daughter at ND and catholic pupils are the minority.

Yes, of course other religions attend. But there are a vast number of families who would not choose a catholic education for their children - where is the single sex school for them? If going down the ‘specialist single sex’ route then then it absolutely should be non-denominational.

Okay, it's pages since the private girls' school talk, but does anyone remember this rhyme?

High School slugs
Hutchie bugs
Park ladies
Craigholme babies

Another school was Westbourne in the west End. I think they had a maroon uniform.

We are a group of parents from the west end and across Glasgow, campaigning to save NDHS. We see the majority of people are supportive of NDHS remaining single sex. Please see the links to our pages for more information. Girls4ND are committed to ensuring families across Glasgow have choice of single sex education. For us it is not about providing another option to the part of the city who currently have choices, it is about preserving an amazing school which continues year after year to serve it’s community and city. Please feel free to have a look at our Facebook campaign:

facebook.com/Girlsfornotredame/Girlsfornotredame/