Monifieth High School

Monifieth High School
Address
Map
Panmurefield Road

Monifieth
,
Dundee
,
DD5 4QT

Scotland
Coordinates56°28′44″N 2°50′24″W / 56.4788°N 02.8400°W / 56.4788; -02.8400
Information
TypeState-funded Secondary School
MottoFais ce que dois
(Do what you must)
Established1976
AuthorityAngus Council
HeadteacherAndy Dingwall[1]
Teaching staff100 (approx)
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
School roll1057
HousesBalmossie  , Dalhousie  , Panmure  
Colour(s)   
PublicationMonifieth High School Bulletin
Feeder schoolsGrange Primary School, Seaview Primary School, Mattocks Primary School, Murroes Primary School, Birkhill Primary School, Liff Primary School
Websitehttp://www.monifiethhighschool.com

Monifieth High School, a comprehensive state high school in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, was founded in 1976. It was opened by Lord Thomson of Monifieth.[2] The school enrolls approximately 1100 pupils from a catchment area including Monifieth, parts of Barnhill, Birkhill and other rural areas of Angus including the Hillbanks area, Liff and Auchterhouse.

School performance

Monifieth High School has very good exam results in all areas of the school,[3] achieving more than double the average for the number of pupils attaining five or more awards at Higher in 2010.[clarification needed]

As of 2021, the school was last inspected by Education Scotland in 2015, when inspectors found that "Young people learn and achieve well at Monifieth High School ... [although] the pace of learning could be brisker, activities more challenging and young people could be given more responsibility for their learning".[4]

Facilities

In 2004, the school renovated many of its facilities, including the reception area, and constructed new changing rooms, increased singing rooms in the music department, and installed many interactive whiteboards in classrooms.[5]

In 2010 pupils vandalised school buildings.[6]

As of 2020, the school is over-subscribed and the school buildings are reported to be "struggling to cope".[7]

Monifieth Learning Campus

In 2020 Angus Council successfully got funding to build a new high school in the grounds of the existing building. Construction started in June 2023 and is due to be complete in August 2025, and the old building to be demolished and the project to be fully complete in August 2026. [8]

Community support

In 2020, the school was one of eight local schools making and supplying masks to health workers.[9]

Previous rectors and headteachers

As of 2022, the headteacher is Andy Dingwall. The previous headteacher was M-C McInally (from 2013).[10][11] Before that, the school's rectors were Hector Low (to 1994), Jim Collins (1994 to 2000) and Richard Coton (2000 to 2013).[10]

Notable staff

Rhona Goss won the "Teachers of Physics" award in 2005 from the Institute of Physics.[12]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Monifieth High School

References

  1. ^ "Monifieth High School". Angus Council. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Local Government Etc (Scotland) Bill". Hansard. UK Parliament. 10 October 1994. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "School League Tables: Dundee City achieves best results in six years | Dundee & Tayside | News | STV". News. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. ^ Byrne, Mary (2015). "Monifieth High School" (PDF). Education Scotland. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Using ICT in Science -- Evaluation of a Secondary School Development Project" (PDF). Future Learning and Teaching Programme. December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  6. ^ Moncur, James (27 May 2010). "Scots pupils vandalise school after planning attack via social networking sites". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ Brown, Graham (24 April 2020). "Over-capacity Monifieth High to cap S1 intake for new school year". The Courier. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Monifieth Learning Campus".
  9. ^ Simpson, James (8 April 2020). "Hundreds of protective masks made for NHS staff at Angus secondary schools". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ a b "History of Monifieth High School" (PDF). Monifieth High School. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ Meiklem, Peter John (16 November 2019). "Angry Monifieth High parents call for better security after police remove excluded pupil". The Courier. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ^ "The Teachers of Physics Awards", Institute of Physics. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
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