| Motto | Spero Meliora (I hope for better things) |
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| Established | 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | State comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Non-denominational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headteacher | Mrs M. Mcneill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lauderdale Gardens Glasgow G12 9RQ United Kingdom |
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| Students | 967 pupils[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages | 11–18 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houses | Kelvin and Clyde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Publication | Hyndland News | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forms | H, Y, N, D, L and A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary | S1-S6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Hyndland Secondary School |
Hyndland Secondary School is a non-denominational state comprehensive school in the Hyndland area of Glasgow, Scotland.
The school provides secondary education for children from the local area, although there are many children from other areas of the city. The school is part of the Hyndland New Learning Community, which consists of the school, its feeder primaries and other local children's services, and of which the former Headmaster, Mr John F Alexander, was the Principal. Hyndland is also the only school in Glasgow with no uniform.
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In 1887, the Govan Parish School Board opened the Hyndland School on Hamilton Crescent (which became Fortrose Street in 1931) in Partick, designed by William Landless. In 1912, the School was moved to a new building on Clarence Drive, now known as the Airlie Building, which it shared with Hyndland Primary School. In 1930, expansion led to a second building being added back-to-back with the Airlie Building, fronting onto Lauderdale Gardens and in 1997, the school's catchment area was extended to take in part of the former Victoria Drive Secondary area.[2]
The previous building becoming Hamilton Crescent Supplementary School in 1912, Hamilton Crescent Advanced Central Public School in 1927, and Hamilton Crescent Junior Secondary in 1940 until 1972, when Hyndland Primary School was relocated to the building in what was by then known as Fortrose Street.[3]
Hyndland, Broomhill, Thornwood and Whiteinch Primary Schools serve as feeder primaries to the school. Some pupils of Broomhill Primary also have the option of going to Jordanhill School as a result of the increase in capacity between that school's primary and secondary departments. Pupils who did not attend any of these schools may apply to Glasgow City Council to be admitted to Hyndland by way of a placing request.
The school is housed in two separate buildings at either end of a large playground. The Lauderdale and Airlie Buildings, each named for the street it faces, are linked by a brick-built corridor, constructed as part of Glasgow City Council's public-private partnership scheme of school refurbishments, Project 2002. There is also a large floodlit synthetic pitch across the road from the Lauderdale Building.
The school was refurbished as part of the council's Project 2002 scheme, when a further twenty-six classrooms, an enlarged cafeteria and an indoor games hall were added to the facilities. The refurbishment was criticised by some as detracting from the Victorian style of the building, through the use of dropped ceilings and enclosure of the old central courtyard in the Lauderdale Building. Other criticisms of the PPP scheme were the replacement of staff rooms with smaller subject bases, thought to hamper opportunities for inter-departmental projects, and loss of the Sixth Year common room.
A local group linked to the school subsequently obtained a National Lottery grant to upgrade facilities in the lecture theatre, which is now the Airlie Community Theatre, equipped with sound and lighting technology allowing plays to be produced in the school. It is also available for use by the community.