Greenfaulds High School
Greenfaulds High School is a mixed, non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school, which was opened in 1971. Greenfaulds is situated in the west of Cumbernauld and provides a service to the Greenfaulds, Ravenswood, Condorrat, Westfield, Eastfield, Balloch areas and parts of Seafar. The head teacher is Dr John A May. Currently there are 1,350 pupils at the school, which has a maximum capacity of 1,450.
Facilities
There are nine rooms equipped with computers for use mainly in Business Education, Computing Studies, and Graphic Communication. These are also available for use in pupils' course work and other tasks. There is a swimming pool (Now out of commission and drained), a games hall, gymnasium and fitness studio as well as football, hockey and rugby pitches and a full size running track. There is a theatre, which is used for assemblies, meetings and school shows.
A lift connects three of the main teaching floors but this still provides only limited access for disabled pupils.
Gaelic Education
Gàelic education was first introduced to the school in session 2001/02. The Department mostly receives pupils who have previously been taught through the medium of Gàidhlig at Condorrat Primary School and builds on their knowledge so that they can be entered for national SQA examinations in the language.[1]
In total, more than a half of the curriculum in first and second year is being delivered through the medium of Gàidhlig. A number of cross-curricular initiatives are also once again planned for this session.
Pupils get additional contact with Gàidhlig through Gàidhlig medium registration. Furthermore, PSE (Personal and Social Education) is delivered through the medium of Gàidhlig to 1st and 2nd year pupils. The department also offers a number of extracurricular activities this session: Gàidhlig drama group with a professional production for FilmG competition, language and song tuition for Mòds, and an Outward Bound activities week.