Blairgowrie High School
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Blairgowrie High School is a high school
in Blairgowrie
, Scotland
. Blairgowrie High School has almost 900 students from Blairgowrie and the surrounding area.
The current Rector is Mr G Miller.
Blairgowrie High School seeks to promote the development and progress of all our pupils academically, personally and socially. Pupils will find many opportunities to become involved in sports and activities which will develop their abilities and their attitudes as they progress through the school.
Our aims are to make Blairgowrie the kind of school where:
Pupils want to come and learn
Parents want to send their children
Staff want to come and work.
To make this happen our school community should be one where we all treat each other with respect and show courtesy and concern. In this way pupils will feel supported and able to make new friends and do their best in all aspects of their work.
In 2005, the school was one of the first twenty eight schools in Scotland to be awarded Schools of Ambition
status http://www.schoolsofambition.co.uk
Blairgowrie High School works with local businesses, further and higher education institutions, community partners and parents to provide an educational experience which will prepare our students for their lives after secondary school.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie and Rattray
Blairgowrie and Rattray and Raitear is possibly from an English language cognate of Gaelic ràth, meaning fortress + a Pictish term cognate with Welsh tref, meaning settlement) is a twin burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Amongst locals, the town is colloquially known simply as "Blair"...
, Scotland
Scotland
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. Blairgowrie High School has almost 900 students from Blairgowrie and the surrounding area.
The current Rector is Mr G Miller.
Blairgowrie High School seeks to promote the development and progress of all our pupils academically, personally and socially. Pupils will find many opportunities to become involved in sports and activities which will develop their abilities and their attitudes as they progress through the school.
Our aims are to make Blairgowrie the kind of school where:
Pupils want to come and learn
Parents want to send their children
Staff want to come and work.
To make this happen our school community should be one where we all treat each other with respect and show courtesy and concern. In this way pupils will feel supported and able to make new friends and do their best in all aspects of their work.
In 2005, the school was one of the first twenty eight schools in Scotland to be awarded Schools of Ambition
Schools of Ambition
The Schools of Ambition programme was a political education initiative for secondary schools in Scotland run by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate....
status http://www.schoolsofambition.co.uk
Blairgowrie High School works with local businesses, further and higher education institutions, community partners and parents to provide an educational experience which will prepare our students for their lives after secondary school.
Notable former pupils
Former pupils include:- Fred MacAulay - comedian
- Dougie MacLeanDougie MacLeanDougie MacLean OBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist.His career started with a traditional band, The Tannahill Weavers, in 1976. His solo career started in 1981 and since then he has recorded numerous albums...
- singer songwriter who wrote the song Caledonia
External links
See also
- Education in ScotlandEducation in ScotlandScotland has a long history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from the other countries of the United Kingdom...