Celebrating Success

Duncanrig Anniversary Evening 

It was a pleasure to welcome so many visitors to Duncanrig’s 70th Anniversary Event. It was lovely to see so many former pupils, particularly those pupils from Duncanrig’s earliest days in the fifties and sixties. Staff and pupils enjoyed chatting to visitors and feedback was incredibly positive about the evening, especially the great music provided by our school band and the excellent catering from the Health and Food Technology Department.

Reading Schools Week Scotland

Reading Schools Week Scotland returns from Monday 16th to Friday 20th November 2026.

In preparation for the celebrations, Mr Slaven’s English classes have been trialling our new ‘Book Talk Bingo’ activity, designed to encourage pupils to discuss what they have been reading and build their confidence in navigating the school library.

The activity has already sparked some fantastic conversations about books, with pupils sharing plenty of recommendations for their next read!

We can’t wait to share ‘Book Talk Bingo’ with more of our BGE (S1–S3) classes over the coming weeks as we continue to promote Reading for pleasure and foster a positive reading culture across our school community.

Loaves and Fishes Donation

Our charity ambassadors - Cameron McDerment and Payton McLaughlin presented Loaves and Fishes (EK) with a cheque for just over £400.  This was made possible because of our generous S1 parent/guardians who sponsored the S1 litter pick this year.  

S1 Sponsored Litter Pick

Well done to our fabulous S1 students!   They completed a community litter pick over a 3-week period to clean up the streets around the school and the school grounds. They were accompanied by staff volunteers and collected around 60 full bags!  Our generous parents and guardians sponsored a massive £914, half will go to our chosen charity - loaves and fishes and half will go into our school fund to support students in the school.   

Career in STEM Event

Getting a buzz exploring Career in STEM at the Careers Hive in Edinburgh.

South Lanarkshire School's Singing Day 

Well done to our Duncanrig pupils who represented the school at the South Lanarkshire School’s Singing Day on Friday 23rd October at Stonelaw Church in Rutherglen.

The pupils joined fellow singers from schools across the authority to take part in a day of vocal sessions led by Andy McTaggart from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The day culminated in a performance for family and friends which blew the roof off the church. We are very proud of everyone involved.

Scottish Schools Road Race Championships

Nina won Gold at the Scottish Schools Road Race Championships at Pittencrieff park on 7th October.

Nina, Zoe, Lucy and Zara won team bronze at the same event. 

Compassionate Kilbryde 

We were delighted to be asked to be part of Kilbryde Hospice Annual General Meeting (AGM), alongside Calderglen and St Andrews and St Brides High Schools. Kilbryde's 25th Anniversary gathering, was opened with a range of talented musicians, including our brilliant vocalists.

At the AGM, young people from across the East Kilbride Secondary Schools had the opportunity to the discuss compassionate work already taking place in schools and to begin exploring how we can build upon this in partnership with Kilbryde Hospice. 

We are proud to already have strong partnership working with Kilbryde Hospice and our locality high schools, but we look forward to strengthening links and opportunities across East Kilbride, to benefit everyone in our Community.

Thank you to our young people and staff who contributed to this event. 

SLC Shark Reef Challenge

Our pupils recently attended the SLC Shark Reef Challenge Information Session in Hamilton, where they had the opportunity to work with Business Gateway and learn how to develop a business plan for a sustainable business idea.

Working in teams, pupils are now putting their entrepreneurial skills into practice by creating and submitting their own business plans. Selected teams will then have the exciting opportunity to progress to the Shark Reef Challenge finals.