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] and 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
Address
Rouken Glen Road, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG

,
Scotland
Information
TypeSecondary
Motto"Floreat Iuventus"
Established1984
Head TeacherGerry O’Neil
Enrollment1800
Websitehttp://www.st-ninians.e-renfrew.sch.uk/

Overview

The school is often used as a 'test bed' for new systems or initiatives (due to its relative affluence and high exam pass rates). Examples include:

  • First public-sector organisation to win the 'Quality Scotland' business excellence award;[4]
  • 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.[5]

History

Between 2000 and 2002, a multi-million pound extension was built for the school (which was originally designed to hold only 700 pupils). 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. 2009 saw the completion of another extension, housing ten science classrooms, as well as geography and modern language classrooms.

On 11 March 2008, the school was given the best report ever given to a Scottish Secondary school, gaining seven "excellents" and 10 "very goods".[6]

Notable alumni

References

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