Kirkland High School and Community College

Kirkland High School
Motto Pledges To MacDuff
Virtute et Opera
(Latin: Courage and Works)
Established 1965 as "Kirkland Junior High School"
Type Secondary
Head teacher Ronnie Ross
Location Methil Brae
KY8 3LT
Scotland
Local authority Fife Council
Staff c. 83
Students c. 590
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Houses Kinnarchie & Pirnie
Publication School Prospectus
Website fife.gov.uk/kirklandhs

Kirkland High School (formerly known as Kirkland High School and Community College) is a six-year comprehensive school in Methil that serves the population in the Levenmouth area. Since January 2005 the head teacher has been Ronnie Ross. In June 2012 Fife Council proposed that the school should merge with neighbouring Buckhaven High School to create Levenmouth Academy. The plans were approved in April 2014 and the new school will open by August 2016.[1] The student roll had fallen from 900 to 576 over a 12-year period.[2]

History

The Kirkland Junior High School was established in 1963 to accommodate the extra influx of pupils to the existing Aberhill Secondary. It was built on the 13th century land of Michael of Methil, a relative of the famous MacDuff. It was officially opened in 1965. The school has served alongside Buckhaven High School as the high schools for the Levenmouth area since the closure of Aberhill Secondary.

The school has two houses, Kinnarchie and Pirnie.

The school celebrates its Golden anniversary in 2015. A special school show, Golden Moments, was made for the occasion. The show featured both former pupils and present pupils, singing songs from shows over the time that the school's Head of Music, Mrs Alison Fleming, has been teaching at Kirkland.

In 2015, the Kirkland College was closed, in preparation for the move to Levenmouth Academy. Beside the new school, there will be a new campus for Fife College, which replaces the old community college.

Departments

The following are subject departments at Kirkland, listed in alphabetical order.

School dress code

Junior tie (left) and Senior tie (right)

Attire

Girls: Dark skirt or trousers, white or dark top, dark footwear.
Boys: Dark trousers, white or dark top, dark footwear.[3]

School ties

Wearing a school tie at all times is encouraged and enforced by staff to promote uniformity and identifiability. At the start of first year, each pupil receives a complimentary school tie.[4]

The junior school tie is Royal blue with the wording KIRKLAND H.S.C.C. embroidered in Gold on the top section of the tie. The senior school tie is Royal blue although an embroidered school badge replaces the school's name in the top section of the tie.

References

  1. ↑ Levenmouth school plans are approved
  2. ↑ "School merger plans outlined by council - Local Headlines - Fife Today". Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/kirklandhs/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&pageid=5962A964-E78D-498A-924C-7B313CE90EB7&siteID=09968A36-CDBA-81B7-643D112012E2E2B3
  4. ↑ http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/kirklandhs/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&pageid=5962A964-E78D-498A-924C-7B313CE90EB7&siteID=09968A36-CDBA-81B7-643D112012E2E2B3

External links

Coordinates: 56°11′17″N 3°01′15″W / 56.1881°N 3.0208°W / 56.1881; -3.0208

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