Strathallan School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Strathallan
motto = "Labor omnia vincit"
established = 1913
type = Private coeducational boarding secondary
grades = P6–S6, year 6 to year 13, 1J to Upper 6
city = Perth and Kinross
country = Scotland
campus = Rural; convert|150|acre|km2
head_label = Headmaster
head = Bruce Thompson
students = 502
website = [http://www.strathallan.co.uk/ www.strathallan.co.uk]

Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 9-18. The school has a convert|150|acre|km2|sing=on campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth. It typically takes 50 minutes to travel to the school from Edinburgh and 1:15 hours from Glasgow.

The school has 58 full time staff, and 10 part time staff. It has pupils as follows:

History

Strathallan School was established in 1913 by Harry Riley. It was originally located at Bridge of Allan. By 1919, the school had approximately 120 pupils. In 1920, the school moved to the current, more spacious buildings at Forgandenny.

In 2005 the school was one of fifty of the country's leading private schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, exposed by "The Times", which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article588559.ece Independent schools face huge fines over cartel to fix fees - Times Online ] ] Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared. [ [http://www.oft.gov.uk/news/press/2006/182-06 The Office of Fair Trading: OFT names further trustees as part of the independent schools settlement ] ]

Academics

The curriculum is largely based on the English system, with some elements of the Scottish system. Most pupils study for GCSEs, although some study for Standard Grades in certain subjects. Then, in their last two years, in sixth form, they study for either A-levels or Scottish Highers. 95% of pupils go to university, including a number to Oxford University and Cambridge University.

Extracurricular activities

Pupils also participate in sport, drama, music, and other extracurricular activities. The school offers sports including rugby, cricket, field hockey, netball, football, athletics, squash, swimming, tennis, golf, badminton and skiing. Music also plays a vital role in the school, with many pupils playing in orchestras or ensembles such as a jazz band, pipe band or various choirs. A choral scholarship scheme is also available to pupils who wish to carry on their choral career, and gain scholarships to universities in the future. The school organises regular drama productions and a significant number of pupils achieve LAMDA awards. Pupils can also gain degrees from the London college of music and Trinity College of Music through the school. Other activities include Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

Boarding houses

The school's boarding population are divided into seven boarding houses.

Riley caters for pupils aged 9-13; it is mixed-sex with separate wings for girls and boys.

The six senior houses accommodate pupils aged 13-18 and all pupils have single study room accommodation from 14-18. ThornbankWoodlands Freeland Nicol RuthvenSimpson

A seventh boarding house, Glenbrae, is currently under construction, the name having been taken from the original site of the school in Bridge of Allan.

Notable alumni

* Struan Stevenson (born 1948), Conservative MEP
* Colin Montgomerie (born 1963), professional golfer
* Michael Moore (born 1965), Liberal Democrat MP
* Dominik Diamond (born 1969), Television & Radio Presenter cite web | url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/magazine.cfm?id=665862002 | title="Dinner with Dominik Diamond" | paccessdate=2007-07-07]
* Jim Gellatly (born 1968), Radio Presenter

References

External links

* [http://www.strathallan.co.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/strathallanschoolperthkinross.asp Strathallan School's page on Scottish Schools Online]