Blairgowrie High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blairgowrie High School is a high school in Blairgowrie, Scotland. The Blairgowrie High School has around 1,000 students from Blairgowrie and the nearby towns of Alyth and Coupar Angus. The current Rector is Mr J Fyffe. The school has started on a major refurbishment. The first phase gave it a new science block and introducing a more "friendly" paint scheme. The second phase which is due to start early in 2007 should see improvements to Science, technical and home economics. Attainment is on a rising trend and has risen significantly at Standard Grade and in S2. An increasing number of Business links have been established.
In 2005, the school was one of the first twenty eight schools in Scotland to be awarded Schools of Ambition status [1]
Former pupils include comedian Fred MacAulay.