St Ninian's High School, Giffnock
St Ninian's High School is a six-year co-educational Roman Catholic state high school in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school, which opened in 1984, serves Giffnock, Clarkston, Thornliebank, Newton Mearns, Eaglesham, Netherlee, Waterfoot, Netherplace, Millhall and Busby in East Renfrewshire.[1] The school roll was 1,714 as of September 2005,[2] but has now risen to more than 2000 due to the schools academic success. The head teacher is Gerry O’Neil.[3] The school's motto is "Floreat Iuventus" which translates as "Let youth flourish".
| St Ninian's High School | |
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Rouken Glen Road, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG , Scotland | |
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| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | "Floreat Iuventus" (Let the Youth Flourish) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Head Teacher | Gerry O’Neil |
| Enrollment | More than 2000 |
| Website | http://www.st-ninians.e-renfrew.sch.uk/ |
History
editBetween 2000 and 2002, a multi-million pound extension was built for the school (which was originally designed to hold only 700 pupils).[citation needed] The extension had been scheduled for years earlier (and completion by 1999 at the latest) however problems with the PFI tender for another local school project caused years of delay. Another extension was completed in 2009.
In 2008, the school was given the best inspection report which at that time had been given to a Scottish secondary school, seven "excellents" and 10 "very goods".[4]
The school was the first public-sector organisation to win the 'Quality Scotland' business excellence award;[5]
It was the first state-funded school in Scotland to abandon the Standard Grade examination system in favour of the Higher Still system, using Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 for pupils in third and fourth year, while maintaining "Highers" in fifth year and Advanced Highers in S6.[6]
Notable alumni
edit- Kenny Boyle, actor, playwright, and author[7]
- Andrew Robertson, footballer currently playing for Premier League club Liverpool and captain of the Scotland national team[8]
- John Spencer, retired footballer who played for Chelsea, Rangers and Motherwell[9]
- James McArdle, actor[10]
- Aiden McGeady, footballer currently playing for Ayr United and the Republic of Ireland[11]
- Calum Gallagher, footballer currently playing for Airdrieonians[12]
- Liam Lindsay, footballer currently playing for Preston North End[13]
- Lewis Smith, footballer currently playing for Hamilton Academical[14]
References
edit- ^ About our schools, East Renfrewshire Council
- ^ Scottish Schools Online, Retrieved 22 April 2006
- ^ St Ninian's High School - Senior Management Team, Retrieved 22 April 2006
- ^ BBC - Spat over top school's catchment, retrieved 13 March 2008
- ^ Quality Scotland - Previous winners Archived 2006-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 23 September 2006
- ^ BBC News - School scraps Standard Grades, Retrieved 22 April 2006
- ^ "Kenny Boyle Official Website".
- ^ Aitchison, Jack (2 June 2019). "Andy Robertson's school pic revealed in cheeky throwback after cup win". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "John Spencer doubts Rangers' prospective new owner will be able to tackle the club's sectarian rump". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ 'I won’t let a bunch of posh boys stop me': Angels In America co-star James McArdle on theatrical class war, the trouble with 'gay plays' and why he owes it all to his Glasgow granny, The Herald, 16 July 2017
- ^ Parks, Gordon (12 July 2013). "Andrew Robertson looks to follow Aiden McGeady's path to top flight success". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Calum Gallagher relishing Rangers chance". The Scotsman. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Good luck to @stninianshigh former pupil Liam Lindsay who has started for @ThistleTweet v Dundee Utd #stniniansconveyorbelt". Twitter.
- ^ "Lewis Smith selected for Scotland". St Ninian's High School. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
