Falkirk High School is a high school located in Falkirk, Stirlingshire 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.
The school's former buildings during demolition in 2009. The school moved to these utilitarian 1960s buildings from its Victorian buildings in Rennie Street in 1963.
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]
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^"Falkirk High School Falkirk - Home Page". www.falkirk.falkirk.sch.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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^Scotland. . Educationscotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
^"Alexander D. Russell". Edinburgh Mathematical Notes. 40: 32. 1956. doi:10.1017/S0950184300000355.
^. www.rspba.org. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016.
falkirk, high, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, sept. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Falkirk High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 55 59 49 N 3 48 18 W 55 997 N 3 805 W 55 997 3 805 Falkirk High SchoolLocationFalkirk StirlingshireScotlandInformationTypeSecondaryMottoInvicem Servite Serve one another Head teacherStuart Kelly 1 Teaching staff102Number of students1 200Color s maroon whiteAthleticsgymnasium swimming pool dance fitness suite and rugby football pitchWebsitehttp www falkirk falkirk sch uk Falkirk High School is a high school located in Falkirk Stirlingshire 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 Contents 1 Roll 2 Notable former teachers 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksRoll Edit nbsp The school s former buildings during demolition in 2009 The school moved to these utilitarian 1960s buildings from its Victorian buildings in Rennie Street in 1963 2004 2005 1153 2 2010 2011 1058 3 Notable former teachers EditJames Martin Scottish Public Services Ombudsman since 2009 taught from 1975 to 1979 Alexander Durie Russell FRSE d 1955 maths teacher at Falkirk 4 Notable alumni EditSee also Category People educated at Falkirk High School Craigie Aitchison Lord Aitchison Labour MP from 1929 to 1933 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 to 1941 President from 1928 to 1942 of Magdalen College Oxford and Professor of English at the University of Leeds citation needed Ian Harley chief executive officer Abbey National Bank from 1998 to 2002 David Marshall Labour MP from 2005 to 2008 for Glasgow East and from 1979 to 2005 for Glasgow Shettleston Prof Gordon Marshall CBE Vice Chancellor from 2003 to 2011 of the University of Reading and chairman since 2007 of the Higher Education Statistics Agency 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 Edit Falkirk High School Falkirk Home Page www falkirk falkirk sch uk Retrieved 25 June 2018 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2012 Retrieved 19 October 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Scotland Falkirk High School Falkirk Scottish Schools Online 2011 12 Educationscotland gov uk Archived from the original on 5 October 2012 Retrieved 19 October 2012 Alexander D Russell Edinburgh Mathematical Notes 40 32 1956 doi 10 1017 S0950184300000355 RSPBA The Heart of the Pipe Band World www rspba org Archived from the original on 23 January 2016 External links EditFalkirk High School s page on Scottish Schools Online https www falkirk falkirk sch uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Falkirk High School amp oldid 1166346885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
