Dunfermline High School, Dunfermline

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Dunfermline High School is one of four main high schools located in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The school also caters for pupils from Kincardine, Camdean and Rosyth.^[1] The school is the fourth-largest in Scotland, with over 1,770 pupils.^[2]

1 History
2 Recent history
3 Feeder areas
4 Facilities
5 USA Exchange
6 Uniform
7 School Motto
8 References

[edit] History

Dunfermline High School is thought to be one of the oldest schools in Scotland, with evidence for its founding in the early 1120s.^{[citation needed]} The school was founded by King David I, the son of Malcolm Canmore and Queen Margaret. The School was taken out of the Abbey, under which it had been established, and founded properly in the town in 1468 by Abbott Richard De Bothwell. Later, the school was burned down during the Reformation, and rebuilt by Queen Anne of Denmark in 1560 who was gifted the school as a present by her husband, King James VI.

In the Old Statistical Account of Scotland of 1790, reference is made to a school kept by Mr Robert Paterson over Queen Anne of Denmark's house in Dunfermline. Under the patronage of Queen Anne, a school was founded which was open to both boys and girls. The poet Robert Henryson was one of the first "Masters" of the school. Later the title master was changed to Rector.

[edit] Recent history

It is from these people, who shaped the school in the first 800 years of its life, that the house names come from: Canmore, Queen Margaret, Bothwell, and Henryson. Denmark house was lost as recent school restructuring work took place.

The pupils attending Dunfermline High will decline sharply according to Fife Council's policy. The age and safety of the school buildings may prompt a possible downgrade and re-build, although there are no plans at present.

[edit] Feeder areas

The school's feeder primary schools are:
Within Dunfermline

Canmore Primary School
Commercial Primary School
Pitreavie Primary School
St Leonard's Primary School

Outwith Dunfermline

Camdean Primary School, Rosyth
Kings Road Primary School, Rosyth
Tulliallan Primary School, Kincardine

[edit] Facilities

There are many facilities provided on the school grounds. This includes a five-a-side football pitch; a main football pitch; meeting room; free parking spaces on site; sports hall; stage; a swimming pool and theatre.^[3]

[edit] USA Exchange

Dunfermline High School has a long standing link with Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Virginia. Students from Dunfermline High School travel to the USA over the Easter break, with Americans returning in the Summer. The next planned exchange is for 2009.