Type Secondary Head Teacher John Docherty Phone +44 141 577 2000 Number of students 1,800 | Established 1984 Enrolment 1800 Motto "Floreat Iuventus" Founded 1984 | |
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Address Rouken Glen Rd, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6UG, UK Profiles | ||
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 the areas of Giffnock, Clarkston, Thornliebank, Woodfarm, Newton Mearns, Eaglesham and Busby in East Renfrewshire and Arden, Darnley, and Deaconsbank in Glasgow. The school roll was 1,714 as of September 2005, and the Head Teacher is John Docherty. The school's motto is "Floreat Iuventus" which translates as "Let youth Flourish".
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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:
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".