High School of Glasgow

Infobox scottish primary, secondary and nursery school
name= The High School of Glasgow


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rector= Mr Colin Mair
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type= Independent School
location= Old Anniesland, Glasgow, Scotland
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founded= 1124
motto= "Sursum Semper"
(Always Upwards)
mascot= |school colours= Blue, gold, brown and white
age range= 5 - 18 years
primary years taught= P1 –P6
secondary years taught= Transitus-S6
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number of pupils= 1000
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website= [http://www.glasgowhigh.com/ www.glasgowhigh.com]
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The High School of Glasgow is a private School in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. The current rector of the school is Colin Mair. Mrs Karen Waugh is headmistress of the Junior School.

History

The original school was founded as the Choir School of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, and changed its name to The High School of Glasgow in 1834.

For centuries it was an integral part of the city's educational system, but in 1976 it was abolished when education in Glasgow was reorganised along 'comprehensive' lines by the Glasgow Corporation (subsequently Glasgow City Council). The Glasgow High School for Girls was founded in 1894 and closed in the 1970's.

Entrance into the High School requires that students sit an academic test, placing them amongst the top 10% of students.

The day after the closure of the Boys' High School, the new, independent, co-educational High School came into being, following a merger involving the Glasgow High School Club and Drewsteignton School in Bearsden.

The new, purpose-built Senior School is now set among the playing-fields of Old Anniesland, while the Junior School is in Bearsden. Many of the extensions to the school have been made possible through the generous funding of former pupils and parents.

chool Song

The text of the school song is presented here:

I:"O, Alma Mater, glorious,":"So great, so grave, so good,":"We hail thy name victorious":"With joy, with gratitude.":"To those who trustful founded':"Thy walls beloved be":"Renown and love unbounded,":"Unbounded love to thee."

II:"To those who follow after,":"To fill the place we fill,":"Who come with shout and laughter,":"For ours that shall be still,":"We trust this sacred mission,":"Pray God when we are gone,":"They raise the high tradition,":"And pass it gloriously on."

Houses

Pupils at the School are divided into the following Houses:
*Bannerman, for Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
*Clyde, for Lord Clyde
*Law, for Andrew Bonar Law
*Moore, for Sir John Moore

The School operates a house competition, and pupils may earn points for their house through activities such as sports and Burns singing. The Junior School Houses take their names from British lifeboats: Broughtyferry (red), Campbeltown (blue), Lizard (green) and Longhope (yellow).

Notable Alumni

*William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn, Industrialist
*James Bryce, Politician, British Ambassador to the United States
*Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, General
*Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister
*Thomas Campbell, poet
*Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Senator of the College of Justice
*Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson, Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Advocate
*George Emslie, Baron Emslie, Lord President of the Court of Session
*David Fleming, Lord Fleming, Senator of the College of Justice, Solicitor General
*Muriel Gray, Journalist and Broadcaster
*Arthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Lord President of the Court of Session
*Jimmie Ireland, Scotland rugby player
*David Lacy, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 2005
*Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister
*David Lunan, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 2008
*Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, Industrialist, Life Peer and Knight of the Order of the Thistle
*Sir John Moore, British Soldier and General
*Edwin Morgan, Poet, The Scots Makar
*Sir Muir Russell, Principal of The University of Glasgow
*Alison Sheppard, Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer
*Sir Teddy Taylor, former MP
*Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside, Lord Advocate

Notable staff

*Thomas Muir, mathematician

External links

* [http://www.glasgowhigh.co.uk High School of Glasgow Website]
* [http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/highschoolofglasgowtheglasgowcity.asp The High School of Glasgow's page on Scottish Schools Online]