Earnock High School

{{Short description|Secondary school in South Lanarkshire, Scotland}}{{Infobox school | city = Hamilton | county = South Lanarkshire | country = Scotland | established = 1957 | closed = 2007 }}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Earnock High School''' in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire served students in and around the Earnock area from 1957 to 2007. The school was closed in June 2007 and merged with Blantyre High to form Calderside Academy. A housing development, ''Earnock Glen'', now occupies the site.

==Fire== thumb|right|Earnock High School after the fire On 21 June 2008, at around 1.50am, the disused building of Earnock High was set alight. Both the Science and Main Teaching Blocks were extensively damaged — with damage to all three floors in each. At the height of the blaze around thirty firefighters were tackling it — aided by five fire engines and two aerial appliances.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/hamilton-school-reports/2008/06/26/earnock-high-destroyed-in-massive-blaze-51525-21150985/| title=Earnock High destroyed in massive blaze| date=26 Jun 2008| author= John Rowbotham| publisher=Hamilton Advertiser| accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://historic-hamilton.co.uk/tag/earnock-high-school/ Earnock High School] (tagged articles) at ''Historic Hamilton''

Category:Defunct secondary schools in South Lanarkshire Category:1957 establishments in Scotland Category:Educational institutions established in 1957 Category:Buildings and structures in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2008 Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1957 Category:2007 disestablishments in Scotland Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2007 Category:School buildings in the United Kingdom destroyed by arson