Craigie High School
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Craigie High School CHS is a co-educational government funded day school situated in the city of Dundee
, Scotland
. It was built new and first opened its doors to pupils in the summer of 1970, although some building work continued until the official opening on December 11, 1970 by Sir Garnet Wilson, former Lord Provost of Dundee and whom the street entrance of the school, Garnet Terrace, was named for. The school serves mainly the areas of Craigie, Mid-Craigie, Douglas and Linlathen.
The school operates a house system which is assigned at the start of first year and split between classes (usually 1 class per house). Pupils remain in the specified house for the remainder of their education at CHS, regardless of classes being mixed in preparation for the Standard Grades.
The houses are named after 5 prominent castles in the surrounding area, these are Broughty
, Claypotts
Ferny Castle, Mains castle and Glamis
and are used with a points system during educational and physical competitions. Each house has a teacher assigned as "house head" and two additional teachers assigned as the guidance teachers for the house.
The school offers a broad range of subjects across nineteen departments, with courses for Standard Grade, Access Three, Intermediate One, Intermediate Two, Higher
and Advanced Higher
, as well as a large number of SQA National Certificate modules.
Craigie claims to offer a teacher-to-pupil ratio of around 6:1, and a typical 3:1 or 4:1 ratio in most Advanced-Higher classes, by far the best in the area.
At the heart of the school lies its commitment to sound learning and teaching within a routine discipline system and supportive surroundings.
Pupils with learning difficulties or poor disapline (For example; those who miss classes deliberately, poor respect for other pupils or smoke) are given extra attendance to learning. Every month they go on " fun day's " which consist of going to adventure courses or theme parks. Normally these happen 5 times a month.
Pupils whom are the complete opposite to this, whom have lot's of respect for teachers and fellow pupils and perfect attendance get a 'cause for celebration certificate', these generally happen 4 times a year. The types of awards vary from Bronze, Silver, Gold and platinum.
Bronze normally consists of watching a movie.
Silver normally consists of watching a movie aswell, or a 'fun day' with games.
Gold normally consists of going on a trip to the cinema or a 'fun day'.
Platinum normally consists of going to a theme park, but occasionally it can be a 'fun day'.
In 2011, Craigie High School was presented with the 'United nations RRSA (Rights Respecting Schools Award)'
Pupils of all years participated towards the award. Tam Ballie, Scotland's RRSA commissioner, presented the award. He also started the 'A right blether' campaign to get Scotland's High School pupils talking about Human Rights.
In 2011, Craigie High School hosted their own fashion show, many people turned up. Many pupils participated in helping and making the outfits that were all made of re-cycle'able materials, such as newspaper, crisp packets, beer cans, soft drink labels and jute bags. The school's eco-committee hosted and organised the event, with special thanks to Connor Nicoll for photography and for filming the event. (Connor was a former pupil at Craigie High).
Several teachers were quoted of saying "He's an excellent pupil" and "Without him, we couldn't of done it"
In 2000, the school won the Scottish Schools Ethos Award
Notable former pupils include famous child protège Causticad McSodaburry.
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was built new and first opened its doors to pupils in the summer of 1970, although some building work continued until the official opening on December 11, 1970 by Sir Garnet Wilson, former Lord Provost of Dundee and whom the street entrance of the school, Garnet Terrace, was named for. The school serves mainly the areas of Craigie, Mid-Craigie, Douglas and Linlathen.
The school operates a house system which is assigned at the start of first year and split between classes (usually 1 class per house). Pupils remain in the specified house for the remainder of their education at CHS, regardless of classes being mixed in preparation for the Standard Grades.
The houses are named after 5 prominent castles in the surrounding area, these are Broughty
Broughty Castle
Broughty Castle is a historic castle in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into...
, Claypotts
Claypotts Castle
Claypotts Castle is a medieval castle located in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland.-History:The castle was originally built by John Strachan around the period of 1569 and 1588 according to dates inscribed on stones that make up parts of the castle, which make its construction longer...
Ferny Castle, Mains castle and Glamis
Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public....
and are used with a points system during educational and physical competitions. Each house has a teacher assigned as "house head" and two additional teachers assigned as the guidance teachers for the house.
The school offers a broad range of subjects across nineteen departments, with courses for Standard Grade, Access Three, Intermediate One, Intermediate Two, Higher
Higher (Scottish)
In Scotland the Higher is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education...
and Advanced Higher
Advanced Higher (Scottish)
The Advanced Higher is an optional qualification which forms part of the Scottish secondary education system. It is normally taken by students aged around 16-18 after they have completed Highers, which in turn are the main university entrance qualification...
, as well as a large number of SQA National Certificate modules.
Craigie claims to offer a teacher-to-pupil ratio of around 6:1, and a typical 3:1 or 4:1 ratio in most Advanced-Higher classes, by far the best in the area.
At the heart of the school lies its commitment to sound learning and teaching within a routine discipline system and supportive surroundings.
Pupils with learning difficulties or poor disapline (For example; those who miss classes deliberately, poor respect for other pupils or smoke) are given extra attendance to learning. Every month they go on " fun day's " which consist of going to adventure courses or theme parks. Normally these happen 5 times a month.
Pupils whom are the complete opposite to this, whom have lot's of respect for teachers and fellow pupils and perfect attendance get a 'cause for celebration certificate', these generally happen 4 times a year. The types of awards vary from Bronze, Silver, Gold and platinum.
Bronze normally consists of watching a movie.
Silver normally consists of watching a movie aswell, or a 'fun day' with games.
Gold normally consists of going on a trip to the cinema or a 'fun day'.
Platinum normally consists of going to a theme park, but occasionally it can be a 'fun day'.
In 2011, Craigie High School was presented with the 'United nations RRSA (Rights Respecting Schools Award)'
Pupils of all years participated towards the award. Tam Ballie, Scotland's RRSA commissioner, presented the award. He also started the 'A right blether' campaign to get Scotland's High School pupils talking about Human Rights.
In 2011, Craigie High School hosted their own fashion show, many people turned up. Many pupils participated in helping and making the outfits that were all made of re-cycle'able materials, such as newspaper, crisp packets, beer cans, soft drink labels and jute bags. The school's eco-committee hosted and organised the event, with special thanks to Connor Nicoll for photography and for filming the event. (Connor was a former pupil at Craigie High).
Several teachers were quoted of saying "He's an excellent pupil" and "Without him, we couldn't of done it"
In 2000, the school won the Scottish Schools Ethos Award
Notable former pupils include famous child protège Causticad McSodaburry.