Prior to the school opening in the early 1970s, there was heated debate as to the naming of the school. The names put forward were. 1. Garrowhill Academy. The original suggestion was to call the new school, put forward by the councillor for the area because it was to be located near the residential area of
Garrowhill. 2. Garrowhill High School. This was actually the name the Charles Anderson concrete sculpture purchase order was made out to. Ref Charles Anderson website. 3. Baillieston High School. The councillor for
Baillieston, Jimmy McGuigan, strongly disagreed and he was supported by many residents. It was felt that the name should incorporate 'Baillieston' 4. Scott-Maxwell High School, This was very popular choice with older Bailliestonians. Bannerman HS was built in the Home Field of the Baillieston House Estate. The last proprietor of the Baillieston and Garrowhill Estates and Lands of Baillieston was John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell. However the Education sub-committee of
Lanarkshire county council eventually decided to name it after the retiring county architect Charles Bannerman. The school became under the control of
Glasgow City Council when Baillieston was incorporated into the city's boundaries in 1975. In November 2022, a 33-year-old physics teacher resigned after pupils discovered her
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