South Lanarkshire
Holy Cross High School
A roman catholic secondary school in Hamilton, run by South Lanarkshire. Below: what the school is, the term dates it runs to, and the council rules that decide how you get a place.
The school
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Area
- Hamilton
- Postcode
- ML3 0BN
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Seed code
- 8524831
A denominational school within the state system — funded and run by the council exactly like any other, with a Catholic ethos and religious education. Baptism is not a condition of entry, but where a school is oversubscribed some councils give weight to it in a placing request.
Holy Cross High School’s own websiteTerm dates at Holy Cross High School
Holy Cross High School runs to South Lanarkshire’s school calendar — every school in the council shares it, so the dates below are this school’s dates. The 2026/27 dates are the council's own published calendar.
Term starts
13 August 2026
October break
12 October 2026 – 16 October 2026
Christmas holidays
23 December 2026 – 5 January 2027
Spring break
5 April 2027 – 16 April 2027
Getting a place, and what it costs
Is this your catchment school?
Catchment is decided by your home address, not by preference. South Lanarkshire’s own school-finder is the authoritative answer.
Check your catchmentIf it is not
You make a placing request. South Lanarkshire’s deadline is 15 March.
South Lanarkshire placing requestsSchool clothing grant
South Lanarkshire pays £170 a year for a secondary pupil (£150 at primary) to eligible families.
How the grant worksOther secondaries in South Lanarkshire
School details from the Scottish Government — School contact details (31 January 2026 list), the 31 January 2026 edition, read 2026-09-14. Schools are identified by seed code, so a renamed school keeps its record.
This page carries no attainment figures, inspection grades or roll. The list behind it records what a school is, not how it performs, and we do not publish a number we cannot source. Education Scotland publishes inspection reports and the school’s own website is the place for its roll and curriculum.