St. Columba's R.C. High School, Dunfermline
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St Columba's High School is a six-year comprehensive
Roman Catholic secondary school, located in Dunfermline
in Fife
, Scotland
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The School's rector is Mr Jim Mooney.
Under Local Government reorganisation in 1973, authority for the running of St Columba’s was transferred from the County Council to the newly formed Fife Regional Council. The school then developed into a six year Catholic co-educational comprehensive school in line with the Education Authority policy. The introduction of single-tier local government administration in 1996 resulted in a further name change to Fife Council.
St Columba’s has developed traditions of which present and former pupils and staff are justly proud. The school has always endeavoured to achieve the highest standards and to encourage all of our pupils to fulfil their individual potential to the best of their ability.
All pupils come to school wearing the school tie with its Latin motto “Tenui Nec Dimittam”, which means, “I will hold and not let go”. This refers to the importance of both grasping knowledge and retaining it for future use and embracing values which will hold in future life.
Saint Columba's also has a highly recognised reputation for having a successful football team.
They have won the fife under 18 league more times than any other side in fife and take great pride in their team. they are also currently experiencing their most successful season ever. The current under 18 football team are still fighting on all 3 fronts. The fife league is already won with the Scottish cup semifinal to be played against Larges at Lesser Hampden and the fife cup quarterfinal against Queen Anne. The expectation of this team is that they must win all 3 competitions and anything less would be a disappointment.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
Roman Catholic secondary school, located in Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
in Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
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The School's rector is Mr Jim Mooney.
The Development of St Columba's
The original St Columba’s High School was opened in 1922 in Cowdenbeath as a combined Catholic senior secondary for all Fife pupils and a junior secondary for pupils from the immediate Cowdenbeath area. In 1959, the new St Andrew’s High School in Kirkcaldy took on the role of the Catholic senior secondary and St Columba’s became a junior high school with a catchment area covering Dunfermline and west Fife. The present school buildings were constructed in 1969, at which point the old junior high school in Cowdenbeath was closed. St Columba’s celebrated it’s 40th Anniversary in 2009.Under Local Government reorganisation in 1973, authority for the running of St Columba’s was transferred from the County Council to the newly formed Fife Regional Council. The school then developed into a six year Catholic co-educational comprehensive school in line with the Education Authority policy. The introduction of single-tier local government administration in 1996 resulted in a further name change to Fife Council.
St Columba’s has developed traditions of which present and former pupils and staff are justly proud. The school has always endeavoured to achieve the highest standards and to encourage all of our pupils to fulfil their individual potential to the best of their ability.
All pupils come to school wearing the school tie with its Latin motto “Tenui Nec Dimittam”, which means, “I will hold and not let go”. This refers to the importance of both grasping knowledge and retaining it for future use and embracing values which will hold in future life.
Associated Primary Schools
- Holy Name RC Primary School, OakleyOakley, FifeOakley is a village in Fife, Scotland located at the mutual border of Carnock and Culross parishes, Fife, about W by N of Dunfermline on the A 907....
. - St Bride's RC Primary School, CowdenbeathCowdenbeathCowdenbeath is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is 5 miles north-east of Dunfermline and 18 miles north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a Police Burgh in 1890...
. - St John's RC Primary School, RosythRosythRosyth is a town located on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 12,790....
. - St Joseph's RC Primary School, KeltyKeltyKelty is located in Fife, Scotland. Kelty is a former coal mining village in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife. It is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary with a population of around 6,000 residents This was nearer to 9,000 when the mining industry was still operational in...
. - St Kenneth's RC Primary School, BallingryBallingryBallingry is a small town, in Fife, close to the border with Perth and Kinross, north of Lochgelly. It has an estimated population of 5,740 . The once separate villages of Ballingry, Lochore, Crosshill, and Glencraig are now somewhat joined together as the part of the Benarty area...
. (Can also attend St Andrew's RC High School, KirkcaldyKirkcaldyKirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
if they wish) - St Margaret's RC Primary School, DunfermlineDunfermlineDunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
. - St Patrick's RC Primary School, LochgellyLochgellyLochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. According to the 2007 population estimate, the town has a population of 6,834.-History:From the 1830s...
. (However most pupils attend St Andrew's RC High School, KirkcaldyKirkcaldyKirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
) - St Serf's RC Primary School, High Valleyfield.
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Saint Columba's also has a highly recognised reputation for having a successful football team.
They have won the fife under 18 league more times than any other side in fife and take great pride in their team. they are also currently experiencing their most successful season ever. The current under 18 football team are still fighting on all 3 fronts. The fife league is already won with the Scottish cup semifinal to be played against Larges at Lesser Hampden and the fife cup quarterfinal against Queen Anne. The expectation of this team is that they must win all 3 competitions and anything less would be a disappointment.