Eastwood High School is situated on Capelrig Road and has a large suburban, and partly rural, catchment area.

It stands in the grounds of Capelrig House, constructed in 1769, which is a Category A building listed as being of architectural and historical importance.

[1] The school serves the immediate area of Newton Mearns and the villages of Neilston and Uplawmoor.

Eastwood High was last inspected by HMIE in December 2006 and gained a very favourable report with only three points identified for action.

[citation needed] The subject areas in Eastwood High School are structured into nine faculties.