Arbroath High School
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Arbroath High School is a six-year state run school in Arbroath
, north-east Scotland
.
. This area consists of a mixture of authority and privately owned housing.
Arbroath High is one of two secondary schools in Arbroath
, the other being Arbroath Academy which serves the east-end of Arbroath
and surrounding areas. The feeder schools are Inverbrothock Primary School, Ladyloan Primary School, Timmergreens Primary School and Colliston View Primary School.
There are three houses: Bruce, Macgregor, and Wallace. Each house has its own set of guidance teachers and head of house.
There is a large variety of subjects taught including,
Pupils can go home for lunch, or stay in for school lunches, which are provided by Tayside Contracts.
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
, north-east Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Admissions
The school has around 1000 pupils and serves the west-end of ArbroathArbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
. This area consists of a mixture of authority and privately owned housing.
Arbroath High is one of two secondary schools in Arbroath
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
, the other being Arbroath Academy which serves the east-end of Arbroath
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
and surrounding areas. The feeder schools are Inverbrothock Primary School, Ladyloan Primary School, Timmergreens Primary School and Colliston View Primary School.
Teaching
The current Rector of the school is Mr. Orr, who is supported by a number of deputy rectors, and heads of houses.There are three houses: Bruce, Macgregor, and Wallace. Each house has its own set of guidance teachers and head of house.
There is a large variety of subjects taught including,
- Business Management
- Geology [S5 + S6 only]
- Photography
Pupils can go home for lunch, or stay in for school lunches, which are provided by Tayside Contracts.
Activities
Arbroath High School provides a huge host of activities from, Basketball Club to a Chess Club. Most of these clubs are before, or after school, or during the lunch hour.Physical education
Physical Education facilities include;- Football Pitches
- Squash Courts
- Basketball Courts
- Athletics Equipment
- Rugby Pitches
- AstroTurf Pitch
- 25 Metre Swimming Pool
- Gymnasium
- Gym
- Clay Tennis Courts
Alumni
- Jessica McCagh, murdered in terrible circumstances on 25 April 2009 by Stewart Blackburn, who received 21 years from the High Court of JusticiaryHigh Court of JusticiaryThe High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court of Scotland.The High Court is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal. As a court of first instance, the High Court sits mainly in Parliament House, or in the former Sheriff Court building, in Edinburgh, but also sits from time...
- Andy Webster, footballer
Grammar school
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- Peter Birse, Chairman and Chief Executive from 1970-99 of Birse Group (now known as Birse CivilsBirse CivilsBirse Civils is a civil engineering company based in North Yorkshire. It was formerly a separate civil engineering company simply known as Birse Group, but is now owned by Balfour Beatty.-History:The company was founded as the Birse Group in 1970...
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in 2006), which he founded in 1970 - Dennis Buchan, painter
- Sir William DukeWilliam DukeSir William Duke studied at Arbroath and then at University College London, before joining the Indian Civil Service, in the Bengal Cadre....
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- Brian Low CBE, High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea from 1994-7
- David Lowe OBE, Secretary from 1954-70 of the Carnegie United Kingdom TrustCarnegie United Kingdom TrustCarnegie United Kingdom Trust is a charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom, established by Scottish-born American steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie on the model of his U.S. foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York....
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, Australian politician - Sir Stephen Miller, opthalmic surgeonEye surgeryEye surgery, also known as orogolomistician surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an ophthalmologist.-Preparation and precautions:...
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- Neil Morrison CBE, Firemaster from 1985-93 of Grampian Fire and Rescue ServiceGrampian Fire and Rescue ServiceGrampian Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Grampian, Scotland. The service provides emergency cover for residential areas, as well as providing it for a local Industrial harbour, oil and gas terminals and a commonly used heliport.-FRS area:Grampian...
- George Robert Milne MurrayGeorge Robert Milne MurrayGeorge Robert Milne Murray FRS was a Scottish botanist.Murray was born and educated in Arbroath. In 1875 he studied cryptogamic botany at the University of Strasbourg under Anton de Bary. He became an assistant in the Department of Botany at the Natural History Museum, succeeding William...
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- Graham Ritchie, archaeologist, married to the archaeologist Anna Ritchie OBE
- Kenneth Ritchie CMG, High Commissioner to Malawi from 1973-7, and to Guyana from 1967-70
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