Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools (Blantyre High School and Earnock High School) on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school opened in January 2008 and was ceremonially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP in November 2008. The Academy has approximately 1400 pupils and around 100 teachers, making it one of the largest schools in Scotland. House groups Calderside Academy divides its pupils into four different house groups: Lewis, Skye, Mull, and Arran. Out of all these houses Arran has the fewest pupils. References External links School website Blantyre High School (tagged articles) at The Blantyre Project Secondary schools in South Lanarkshire Educational institutions established in 2008 Blantyre, South Lanarkshire Hamilton, South Lanarkshire 2008 establishments in Scotland School buildings completed in 2008