Kirkintilloch High School

Coordinates: 55°56′06″N 4°07′37″W / 55.935°N 4.127°W

Kirkintilloch High School
In Deed and In Truth
Address
Waterside Road Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, G66 3PA Scotland
Information
Type	Comprehensive School
Established	1973
Rector	Peter Hitchens
Headteacher	Edward Muir
Teaching staff	55+
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11-12 to 16-18
Houses	4
Colour(s)	Blue, white and black.
School roll	594[1]
Feeder schools	Gartconner Primary Harestanes Primary Hillhead Primary Oxgang Primary Twechar Primary
Website	http://www.kirkintilloch.e-dunbarton.sch.uk/

Kirkintilloch High School is six year co-educational secondary school located in the Oxgang area of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The current head teacher is Edward Muir.

School roll

There are over 600 pupils with an annual first year of six classes of up to twenty pupils each, all coming from five associated primary schools: Gartconner; Harestanes; Hillhead; Oxgang and Twechar.

School year	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	Total Roll	References
2000/2001							754	[2]
2001/2002							767	[3]
2002/2003								[4]
2003/2004								[5]
2004/2005							705	[6]
2005/2006							665	[7]
2006/2007	119	124	123	142	89	51	648	[8]
2007/2008	108	128	124	120	119	39	639	[9]
2008/2009	111	109	129	122	97	63	632	[10]
2009/2010	121	115	107	122	102	59	626	[11]
2010/2011							619	[12]
2011/2012								[13]
2012/2013							594	[1]

Building

As part of the Scottish Government's £134m PPP school's capital investment program,^[14] a new building opened to the pupils on 19 August 2009, replacing the thirty-six-year-old building on the same site. It was originally slated to open April 2009 but a 2008 fire delayed completion until August 2009.^[15]

Notable former pupils

• Scott Brown, St Johnstone player.^[16]
• Andrew Crumey, novelist^[17]
• Gregg Wylde, Plymouth Argyle. player.^[18]

References

1. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx
2. "Scottish Secondary Schools League Tables : YOUR SCHOOL'S RATING. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 2001-11-30. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
3. "HOW YOUR SCHOOL IS RATED IN EXAM TABLE; Find out how every school in Scotland performed in the academic stakes with our easy-to-follow guide. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
4. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/47171/0034105.xls
5. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/26350/0023707.xls
6. "HOW DID YOUR SCHOOL DO. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
7. "Kirkintilloch High School Kirkintilloch Inspection 02/05/2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
8. http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/IS%20School/School%20Rolls%20Sept%202006.pdf
9. http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/IS%20School/School%20Rolls%20Sept%202007.pdf
10. http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/IS%20School/School%20Rolls%20Sept%202008.pdf
11. http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/IS%20School/School%20Rolls%20Sept%202009.pdf
12. Scotland. "Kirkintilloch High School - East Dunbartonshire - Scottish Schools Online 2011/12". Educationscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
13. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0041/00416047.xls
14. http://inspireducation.com/EDWeb/kirkintilloch_main.htm
15. "Blaze at new Kirkintilloch High - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
16. "From Kirkintilloch to Bradford – Scott is aiming for the top - Football". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
17. "Award winning author Andrew Crumey - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
18. "Rising star - Sport". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

External links

• Kirkintilloch School Website
• Kirkintilloch's page on Scottish Schools Online