Graeme High School
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| Graeme High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Falkirk, Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Rector | Ms. Lesley Caroll |
| Deputy Rector/House Head | Mr. Richard Mackintosh (Morrison) Mr. Paul Dunn (Steele) Mr. Kenneth Duncan (Lockhart) |
| Students | 1,200 |
| Faculty | Lockhart Morrison Steele |
| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Fain To Serve |
| Established | 1937 (Formally known as Falkirk Technical College) |
| Homepage | http://www.graemehigh.com/ |
Graeme High School is a non-denominational public secondary school located in Falkirk, Scotland. The school is run by Falkirk Council on behalf of the Scottish Executive Education Department. The catchment area which is served by Hallglen, Laurieston, St. Margaret's, Victoria and Westquarter primary schools.
The school role is just under 1200 pupils, and there is almost 90 teaching staff[1].
In 1998, it was decided by the Scottish Executive that five local schools, including Graeme High School, would be rebuilt [2]. Graeme High was rebuilt on the playing fields east of the original school. In August 2000 the replacement school was opened by the then First Minister Donald Dewar[3]. At the time Public Private Partnership scheme (PFI) project that included the rebuidling of Graeme High was one of the largest in the UK.
There are three houses - Lockhart, Morrison and Steele which are all named after the first three Rectors of Graeme High School. Steele House are currently the holders of the Inter-House Cup. They are controlled by the House Captain's and Vice Captain's from each house and is lead by the three current Deputy Rector's of the school [3].
