Gowriehill Primary School
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Gowriehill Primary School is a Scottish primary school in the Menzieshill area of Dundee
, Scotland
, established in August 1963. Nearly all the Gowriehill P7 pupils leave to go to Menzieshill High School.
and Menzieshill
catchment areas of Dundee (with a few exceptions). These areas consists of a mixture of privately owned and council housing. Many Primary Seven pupils from Gowriehill go on to attend Menzieshill High School
.
: Lomond
, Ochil
and Sidlaw
. The Houses are named after ranges of Scottish hills. Pupils sent into a House randomly upon admission to Primary Three, or depending on previous or current family allegiances. Points can be won for the Houses by achieving a high level of school work, winning sporting events or being involved in extracurricular clubs. The three Houses compete for the House trophy. For every House, there is one House Captain, and two Vice Captains. They are all primary seven pupils. Each house has a colour; Ochil is red, Lomond is blue and Sidlaw is yellow, each with their own tartan. The houses compete for a Sports Cup too.
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
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, established in August 1963. Nearly all the Gowriehill P7 pupils leave to go to Menzieshill High School.
Pupils
The school caters for around three hundred children aged between four-and-a-half to twelve in Primary One to Seven, and admits those in the Gowrie ParkGowrie Park
Gowrie Park is a residential area of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sandwiched between Menzieshill and Dundee Technology Park, it is located in the western edge of the city. The Gowrie Park suburb was developed by local builders Bett Brothers in the 1970 and 80s and all homes are all privately...
and Menzieshill
Menzieshill
Menzieshill is an area of the city of Dundee, Scotland. It is located on the absolute west of the city and is immediately north west of Blackness and the West End, west of Lochee, east of Gowrie Park and south of Charleston...
catchment areas of Dundee (with a few exceptions). These areas consists of a mixture of privately owned and council housing. Many Primary Seven pupils from Gowriehill go on to attend Menzieshill High School
Menzieshill High School
Established in 1968, Menzieshill High School is a secondary school in the Menzieshill area of Dundee, Scotland. The current headteacher is Helen Gray.-Pupils:...
.
School Houses
The pupils at the school are split into three HousesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
: Lomond
Lomond Hills
The Lomond Hills , also known as the Paps of Fife lie in the centre of Fife, Scotland. At 522m West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife.-Natural geography:...
, Ochil
Ochil Hills
The Ochil Hills is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/Glen Eagles and Glenfarg, the latter now largely replaced except for local traffic by the M90...
and Sidlaw
Sidlaw Hills
The Sidlaws are a range of hills of volcanic origin in the counties of Perthshire and Angus in Scotland that extend for 30 miles from Kinnoull Hill, near Perth, northeast to Forfar. Law is a Lowland Scots word of Old English origin meaning a hill which rises sharply from the surrounding land...
. The Houses are named after ranges of Scottish hills. Pupils sent into a House randomly upon admission to Primary Three, or depending on previous or current family allegiances. Points can be won for the Houses by achieving a high level of school work, winning sporting events or being involved in extracurricular clubs. The three Houses compete for the House trophy. For every House, there is one House Captain, and two Vice Captains. They are all primary seven pupils. Each house has a colour; Ochil is red, Lomond is blue and Sidlaw is yellow, each with their own tartan. The houses compete for a Sports Cup too.