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A message from Rev. John G. Campbell
People often ask why St. Paul’s Primary, Tollcross, is referred to as St. Paul’s Shettleston. This arrangement recalls the origin of our school within the parish of St. Paul’s, in Shettleston Road. In fact, the school was originally situated next door to our present church, so close was the relationship between church and school. Although distance has been put between the buildings, there is no distance between these two entities working together as one, for the good of our children and their faith.
As parishioners of St. Paul’s, we pride ourselves on all our schools, but particularly on this school, which shares the affection of Paul our patron. We are proud of the strong legacy of educating our children to assume their rightful place as citizens of this great city, Glasgow. We are proud of the vitality of our school, of its commitment to our children’s welfare, raising their achievements, as well as their intellectual, personal, social and spiritual development.
However, along with being a good school, we are proud of our parents, supporters, non teaching staff, teachers and priests who all work together to make this good school, a good Catholic school. Our children are educated to the highest standard, all in the context of faith formation, and the view that this world is a gift from God. St. Paul’s is working hard for the advancement of our children as capable, well-balanced citizens of this exciting, modern city of Glasgow and ultimately as confident citizens of the kingdom of God.