St Ninian's High School, Giffnock
| St Ninian's High School | |
|---|---|
 "Floreat Iuventus" | |
| Address | |
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Rouken Glen Road, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG Giffnock, East Renfrewshire Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary |
| Established | 1984 |
| Head Teacher | John Docherty |
| Enrolment | 1800 |
| Website | http://www.st-ninians.e-renfrew.sch.uk/ |
St Ninian's High School is a six-year co-educational Roman Catholic state high school in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school, which opened in 1984, serves the areas of Giffnock, Clarkston, Thornliebank, Woodfarm, Newton Mearns, Eaglesham and Busby in East Renfrewshire and Arden, Darnley, and Deaconsbank in Glasgow. The school roll was 1,714 as of September 2005,[1] and the Head Teacher is John Docherty.[2] The school's motto is "Floreat Iuventus" which translates as "Let youth Flourish".
Overview
The school is often used as a 'test bed' for new systems or initiatives (due to its relative affluence and high exam pass rates). Examples include:
- First public-sector organisation to win the 'Quality Scotland' business excellence award;[3]
- First state-funded school in Scotland to abandon the Standard Grade examination system in favour of the Higher Still system, using Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 for pupils in third and fourth year, while maintaining "Highers" in fifth year and Advanced Highers in S6.[4]
History
Between 2000 and 2002, a multi-million pound extension was built for the school (which was originally designed to hold only 700 pupils). The extension had been scheduled for years earlier (and completion by 1999 at the latest) however problems with the PFI tender for another local school project caused years of delay. 2009 saw the completion of another extension, housing ten science classrooms, as well as geography and modern language classrooms.
On 11 March 2008, the school was given the best report ever given to a Scottish Secondary school, gaining seven "excellents" and 10 "very goods".[5]
Notable alumni
- John Spencer, retired footballer who played for Chelsea and Rangers[6]
- Aiden McGeady, footballer currently playing for Everton[7]
- Andy Robertson, footballer currently playing for Hull City[8]
- Calum Gallagher, footballer currently playing for St Mirren[9]
- Liam Lindsay, footballer currently playing for Partick Thistle[10]
References
- ↑ Scottish Schools Online, Retrieved 22 April 2006
- ↑ St Ninian's High School - Senior Management Team, Retrieved 22 April 2006
- ↑ Quality Scotland - Previous winners, Retrieved 23 September 2006
- ↑ BBC News - School scraps Standard Grades, Retrieved 22 April 2006
- ↑ BBC - Spat over top school's catchment, retrieved 13 March 2008
- ↑ "John Spencer doubts Rangers' prospective new owner will be able to tackle the club's sectarian rump". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "Celtic well served by all-Bhoys school - UEFA Champions League - News". UEFA.com. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ Parks, Gordon (2013-07-12). "Andrew Robertson looks to follow Aiden McGeady's path to top flight success". Daily Record. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ "Calum Gallagher relishing Rangers chance". The Scotsman. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ "Good luck to @stninianshigh former pupil Liam Lindsay who has started for @ThistleTweet v Dundee Utd #stniniansconveyorbelt". Twitter.