St Ninian's High School
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| Motto | Floreat Iuventus |
|---|---|
| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Headmaster | Mr John Docherty |
| Founder | James McVittie |
| Chaplain | Father Frank Hannigan |
| Students | 1700 |
| Location | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| District | East Renfrewshire |
| Colours | Marroon & Sky Blue |
| Website | http://www.st-ninians.e-renfrew.sch.uk/ |
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St Ninian's High School, which opened in 1984, is a six-year co-educational Catholic School in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school serves the areas of Clarkston, Giffnock, Thornliebank, Woodfarm, Newton Mearns, Eaglesham and Busby in East Renfrewshire and Arden, Darnley, and Deaconsbank in Glasgow. The school roll was 1735 as of September 2005[1], and the Head Teacher is Mr John Docherty.[2] One of its many famous former pupils includes Celtic and Ireland football player Aiden McGeady . The school's motto is "Floreat Iuventus" which translates as "Let youth Flourish" in English.
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]
- First state-funded school in Scotland to use the electronic application system for UCAS;[citation needed]
- First school in Scotland to receive the top rating in all areas from school inspectors[citation needed]
- April 2007 saw the installation of Promethean Interactive whiteboards in virtually every classroom[citation needed].
[edit] 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.
On March 11, 2008, the school was given the best report ever given to a Scottish Secondary school, gaining seven "excellents" and 10 "very goods".[5]
It is now in a row over how many pupils should attend the school from new built areas in Glasgow.
