Plockton High School is a 221-pupil high school in the village of Plockton, Scotland. The catchment area for the school stretches from Applecross in the north to Corran in the south. Since the opening of the Skye Bridge, increasing numbers of pupils from South Skye, who would have traditionally gone to Portree High School, have instead attended Plockton High School. The school has a small hostel to cater for pupils who live far away.
Plockton High School Àrd-sgoil a' Phluic | |
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Location | |
, IV52 8TU Scotland | |
Coordinates | 57°20′06″N 5°39′54″W / 57.335°N 5.665°W |
Information | |
Type | Secondary |
Motto | An t-ionnsachadh og, an t-ionnsachadh boidheach (Learn young, learn well) |
Local authority | Highland |
Rector | Jo Scott-Moncrieff |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 221 |
Language | English, Gaelic |
Houses | Alba, Caledonia & Dalriada |
Website | plocktonhighschool |
Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd
editSince its inauguration in 2000, Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd (National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music) has been located at the High School and is a music school. Any secondary school age pupil in Scotland can apply, and students from all over Scotland attend, most of whom stay in the school's hostel.
Notable former pupils
edit- John Farquhar Munro, MSP, 1950s.
- Rhoda Grant, MSP
Notable staff
edit- Sorley MacLean, Rector of the school from 1956 until 1972.