Greenfaulds High School

Greenfaulds High School is a mixed, non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school. The original building was opened in 1971,[1] while the new building was first opened to the public on 29 September 2016, and the old building has now been demolished.[2] Greenfaulds is situated in the west of Cumbernauld and provides a service to the Greenfaulds, Ravenswood, Condorrat, Westfield, Eastfield, Balloch, Craigmarloch areas and parts of Seafar. The head teacher is Mrs Linda Park.[3] The current school building has a maximum capacity of 1,450 pupils.[4] Greenfaulds has six associated primary schools, which are Baird Memorial, Condorrat, Eastfield, Ravenswood, Westfield, and Woodlands.[1]

Greenfaulds High School
Address
Auchenkilns Road

Cumbernauld
,
North Lanarkshire
,
G67 4AQ

Scotland
Coordinates55.9367°N 4.00735°W / 55.9367; -4.00735
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoTak Tyme in Tyme
Established1971
Head teacherMrs Linda Park
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1450 (max capacity)
HousesBruce
Wallace
Ness
Skye
Thistle
Lewis
Lomond
Colour(s)               Blue, White, Red
Websitehttps://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/ghshome/

Facilities

Subjects

The school teaches a wide variety of subjects, most of which are taught through first and second year. Some subjects are only taught as National 5 or Higher and above. Subjects include:

  • English
  • Performing Arts (Art, Music, Drama)
  • Social Subjects (History, Modern Studies, Geography)
  • Technical (Graphics, Design and Manufacturing, Woodworking)
  • Modern Languages (French, Spanish, German, Scots Gaelic)
  • Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Psychology(16+), Physics,)
  • Health and Wellbeing (Home Economics, Physical Education)
  • Computing (Computing Science, Accounting, Business Education)

Activities & Events

The school usually hosts a theatre show at both Christmas and Summer. The shows are performed by the students at the school.

Competitions are held yearly for the seven different house groups. Houses earn points through challenges, some of which are individual tasks, while others are teamwork activities. The school also hosts an award show at the end of each year. Pupils earn awards based on how many nominations they receive by their teachers (S1-S3) or based on their Prelim results (S4-S6). A guest speaker is also invited to speak at the event.

New School Building

The new school building was opened to the public in September 2016, and the original building has been demolished. The total cost of the project, which includes the new building, as well as the sport facilities was an estimated £31.2 million.[5] Although the building does not have a pool, it is be equipped with sports facilities[6] such as a tennis court and a grass pitch. The running track contains other sport events such as long jump, javelin and discus. The sporting facilities were completed August 2017, in time for the new school year 2017–2018.

References
  1. Admin Services, Civic Centre (8 April 2009). "Greenfaulds High".
  2. "Cumbernauld has new school as Greenfaulds High School opens". www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk.
  3. "Greenfaulds High School". blogs.glowscotland.org.uk.
  4. "Greenfaulds High School from The Gazetteer for Scotland".
  5. "Work commences on £31.2m Greenfaulds High : January 2015 : News : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland - Urban Realm". Urban Realm.
  6. "New super school and sports arena on the way".
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