Craigie High School

Craigie High School (CHS) is a co-educational government funded High school situated in the city of Dundee, Scotland. The school is located within Craigiebank and has been serving the areas of Craigiebank, Douglas and Pitkerro for over 50 years.

Craigie High
Address
Garnet Terrace

Dundee
,
Dundee City Council
,
DD4 7QD

Scotland
Coordinates56.472507°N 2.923104°W / 56.472507; -2.923104
Information
TypeSecondary School
Established1970
Local authorityDundee City Council
Head TeacherA Waghorn
Deputy Head TeachersE Walker
J Gill
C Thomson
s boylen
Staff59.8 FTE
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment650
HousesIsla
Lomond
Skye
Nevis
Colour(s)Black      Gold     
AwardsScottish Schools Ethos Award[1]
UNICEF Right Respecting School Award Level 1[2]
School yearsS1 - S6
Contact no01382 431111
Fax No01382 431130
Websitehttp://craigiehighschool.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk/

History

In November 1963, the Dundee Sub-Works Committee asked the Town Clerk to negotiate for the purchase of 12 acres of ground at Craigie Home Farm south as a site for a new secondary school. The contract was won by Charles Gray (Builders) at a total cost of £935,000.

Craigie High School first opened its doors to pupils on 20 August 1970, although some building work continued until the official opening on 11 December 1970 by Sir Garnet Wilson, former Lord Provost of Dundee and whom the street entrance of the school, Garnet Terrace, was named for.

When opened, the school was considered a major step forward in improving education in Dundee due it being the first purpose built comprehensive school in the city. For this reason, the school was featured in the local newspaper The Courier.[3]

Houses

The school operates a house system, which is assigned at the start of S1 (first year) and split between classes (2 classes per house). Pupils remain in the specified house for the remainder of their education at CHS, although house classes become mixed in preparation for the National Qualifications exams at the beginning of 4th year, the pupils still have one class a week with their house group held by their guidance teacher.

The houses are named Isla, Lomond and Skye Nevis and are used with a points system during educational and physical competitions. Each house has a DHT assigned as House head and a teacher assigned as the Guidance teachers for the house.

Awards

In 2011, Craigie High School was awarded the UNICEF Right Respecting School Award Level 1. Tam Baillie, Scotland's RRSA commissioner, presented the award to staff and pupils at the school.[4]

In 2000 the school won the Scottish Schools Ethos Award.[5]

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References
  1. "Craigie High School Website". Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. "Ethos Awards Scotland". Archived from the original on 21 December 2013.
  3. "Craigie High School Website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014.
  4. "The Rights Respecting Schools Award | Unicef UK". Rights Respecting Schools Award.
  5. "Ethos Finance – Loans and finance guide". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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