St. Augustine's High School, Edinburgh, Scotland

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St. Augustine's High School, established in 1969, is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The current head teacher (head master) of St. Augustine's Landy Gray but Berry McNamee (deputy head teacher) is currently acting head. Deputy heads are Mr Scuntllion, Mr Quinn and Ms Chrystal (acting). There are around 800 pupils at St Augustine's.

History

St. Augustine's RC High School was founded in August 1969, from the merger of Holy Cross Academy, established 1907, and St. Andrew's Junior Secondary, established 1962. St. Augustine's moved to its present site on the west of Edinburgh in October 1969.

The school, named after St Augustine, is open to people of most religions, many of which are represented within the student body.

Future

Construction on a new building for St. Augustine's began, after many years wait, in 2007.

upport for Learning programmer

St. Augustine's has a Support for Learning programmer that is designed to assist students who have learning difficulties or special needs. The staff of the Support for Learning department have specialized training that allows them to determine the best methods of assisting students with learning needs, with both Learning Assistants and volunteer prefects providing additional support for the department. Both one-on-one tutoring and in-class assistance are provided depending on the needs of the student.

In such cases where the needs of a student are significant, they are given an official Record of Needs. [ [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/02/19542/39300 SINGLE SHARED ASSESSMENT] ] These students are the first to be considered when the Support for Learning staff decide their priorities.

Extra Curricular Activities

*Football team for all ages.
*Girls Football team
*Gymnastics Club
*Netball Club
*Drama Group
*Dance Club
*Music Department
*Ski Group

Other Activities

*Pupils in S1 to S4 took part in the UK Mathematics Challenge gaining awards at the Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.

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External links

* [http://www.st-augustines.edin.sch.uk St. Augustine's website]
* [http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/staugustineshighschooledinburghcity.asp St Augustine's High School's page on Scottish Schools online]