| Falkirk High School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Invicem Servite (Serve one another) |
| Head teacher | Stuart Kelly [1] |
| Teaching staff | 102 |
| Number of students | 1,200 |
| Color(s) | maroon/white |
| Athletics | gymnasium, swimming pool and rugby/football pitch |
| Website | http://www.falkirk.falkirk.sch.uk/ |
Falkirk High School is a high school located in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland that was founded in 1886.
It is a non-denominational six-year fully comprehensive school, situated approximately one mile from the centre of the town. It serves a widespread catchment area and has eight associated primary schools: Bainsford, Bantaskin, Carmuirs, Comely Park, Easter Carmuirs, Langlees, Limerigg and Slamannan Primary Schools.
There are four houses – Campbell (Red), Robertson (Yellow), Cameron (Green) and Mackay (Blue), which are named after the first four rectors of the school.
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The school's old buildings during demolition, 2009
Notable former teachers
- James Martin, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman since 2009 (taught from 1975–79)
- Alexander Durie Russell FRSE (d.1955) maths teacher at Falkirk[4]
Notable alumni
- Craigie Aitchison, Lord Aitchison, Labour MP from 1929–33 for Kilmarnock
- novelist Alan 'Alvin' Bissett
- Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Painter and Limner
- Rev Dr John Urquhart Cameron, athlete, theologian, journalist
- Prof George Stuart Gordon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1938–41, President from 1928–42 of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Professor of English at the University of Leeds
- Ian Harley, Chief Executive Officer, Abbey National Bank from 1998-2002
- Bob McGregor MBE, swimmer
- Iain Macphail, Lord Macphail
- David Marshall, Labour MP from 2005–08 for Glasgow East, and from 1979–2005 for Glasgow Shettleston
- Prof Gordon Marshall CBE, Vice-Chancellor from 2003–11 of the University of Reading, and Chairman since 2007 of the Higher Education Statistics Agency
- Craig Pollock, Formula 1 executive
- Alan Lawson, Rugby Union Scrum Half – 15 caps for Scotland. Bill McLaren's son in law.
- Donald Shaw Ramsay, was a Scottish bagpiper. Qualified as a pipe major in the British Army, he led the Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band to victory at the World Championships twice and was also leader of the all-star Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band during its four years of existence.[5]
References
- ^ "Falkirk High School Falkirk - Home Page". www.falkirk.falkirk.sch.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Scotland. "Falkirk High School – Falkirk – Scottish Schools Online 2011/12". Educationscotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950184300000355
- ^ https://www.rspba.org/html/history_individuals.php#donaldshawramsay