Established 1909 Headteacher Willie Todd Number of students 630 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Day school Ages 11–18 Founded 1909 | |
Location Gourock
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Scotland Colours Blue, grey and burgundy Motto Honor Diligentiae Praemium | ||
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Gourock High School was a non-denominational comprehensive school catering for boys and girls, 11–18 years of age, in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school taught around 630 pupils. The school motto was Honor Diligentiae Praemium, which means "The reward for hard work is renown". Willie Todd had been headteacher since February 2008.
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The school was ranked 22nd in a listing of the top 50 secondary schools in Scotland in 2005.
History
The original school was founded in 1909, and was located on Binnie Street, Gourock. Robert Fulton, who had previously been head master of the Eastern School, was brought in to be the head master of the newly formed Gourock High School.
In 1963, it moved to Tower Hill where it included a primary school department.
Gourock High School closed in 2011, when it and Greenock Academy merged in a new school in the Bayhill area of Gourock. The new school, on the site previously occupied by St Columba's High School, Gourock, is known as Clydeview Academy.