Spence is perhaps better known for his design of
Coventry Cathedral, the "Beehive" building in New Zealand, or the British Embassy in Rome amongst many others. Although Spence was to design in the modern
Brutalist mould, the school he designed at East Kilbride was playful and theatrical. A feature of the school building was a large mural by
William Crosbie representing the history of the Clyde. This was located at the main entrance, visible through a floor to roof line, two storey glass wall. Crosbie's paintings hang in all the major museums and galleries in Scotland as well as the
Royal Collection and the
British Museum in London, and in private collections throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. The building was demolished in 2007. A new school was built on the original playing fields, replacing the original building as part of South Lanarkshire's Schools modernization programme. It officially opened in 2008. The new building was designed to be available to the community, incorporating indoor and outdoor sports facilities including a floodlit all-weather synthetic pitch, the home of the Friday Football Project. The modernisation programme included the merger of Duncanrig Secondary School with
Ballerup High School, retaining the name Duncanrig Secondary School, which was temporarily housed in the existing building until the new school was built. The four other mainstream secondary schools in East Kilbride at that time also went through a process of mergers. Duncanrig holds an annual concert, Rig Rock, which is a multi-band based 'Battle of the Bands'. Previous headteacher George Wynne retired on 22 December 2017 and was replaced by Lynsday McRoberts on 14 February 2018; for the duration of time between these dates Anna Widdowson was acting Headteacher. ==Transport to school==