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Monifieth High School 
Fais ce que dois (Do what you must)Location Panmurefield Road
Monifieth, Angus, DD5 4QT, Scotland
Coordinates 56°28′44″N 2°50′24″W / 56.4788°N 2.84°WCoordinates: 56°28′44″N 2°50′24″W / 56.4788°N 2.84°W
Information Type State-funded Secondary School Religious affiliation(s) Non-denominational Established 1976 Authority Angus Council Rector Mr Richard Coton Teaching staff 75 Gender Mixed Age 11 to 19 Houses Balmossie , Dalhousie , Panmure Colour(s) School roll 1,083 (since September 2009) Publication Monifieth High School Bulletin Website http://www.monifieth-high.org.uk/ Monifieth High School, a comprehensive state high school in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, was founded in 1976. Its current headmaster is Richard Coton. The school enrolls approximately 1100 pupils from a catchment area including Monifieth, parts of Barnhill, Birkhill and other rural areas of Angus including The Hillbanks area. The school caters to pupils with assisted needs. The Assisted Support Needs department takes part in a number of activities throughout the year to enhance the learning of the pupils involved, this included a "21st Century Record of Achievement" and walk the Dundee Marathon. They walked last year's in 3 days 3 hours and 45 minutes. Efforts by the maths department to recreate the Maths Big Bang have been delayed for another 4 months. [1]
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Exam Results
Monifieth High School is the highest ranked school in the region by a considerable margin [2], achieving more than double the average for the number of pupils attaining five or more awards at Higher in 2010.
Facilities
In 2004, the school renovated many of its facilities, including the reception area, new changing rooms, increased singing rooms in the music department, the installation of many interactive whiteboards in classrooms[3] and the renovation of toilet facilities (recently implemented). Following the scrutiny of the inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, the school facilities have greatly improved. A new extension has been built. This extension holds two lecture rooms, three interview rooms and a base for the school's Pupil Care and Support team, this followed heavy criticism of the Support services following several incidents involving Autistic pupils, in which they, allegedly, failed to provide adequate support leaving the pupils with severe mental health problems. Ventilation and heating in classrooms has slightly improved by the addition of new windows to most of the classrooms.
House system
The school operates a house system with three houses: Balmossie, Dalhousie and Panmure. The pupils are separated into these for registration classes (in the majority of cases, although there has been some exceptions in senior classes) and they also compete in these houses in sporting events throughout the year. The house that performs the best overall wins the house trophy at the end of the year which is presented in an awards ceremony. Other prizes awarded at the prize giving ceremony include subject prizes (S3 to S6), Academic Achievement awards, Certificates of Merit and the school Dux & Proxime Accessit awards.
The pupil councils in Monifieth High School aim to promote and enhance the quality of school life for staff and pupils. There is one council per year group for S1 to S5 and consultation for S6 is via the school captains. There are two representatives per register class for years S1 to S5, generally one male and one female. The school is currently exploring ideas to improve two-way communication between pupils and pupil council representatives.[4]
Uniforms
The official school uniform is as follows: a white, black or blue blouse/shirt; a school tie; navy blue or black v-neck sweater or cardigan without any logos; grey, navy blue or black trousers or skirt; black or very dark shoes; outer jackets are to be worn in inclement weather, brightly coloured or denim jackets are not to be worn. The school's uniform was recently widened and now include black shirts and black trainers. [5]
Approximately once every term, there is a "non-uniform" day with pupils paying a small fee (usually £1) to wear clothing of their choice. Variations on this theme include a "Pink Day" in aid of Cancer Research UK, and "Funny Hat Day".
Notable staff
Notable teacher Mrs. Rhona Goss won the "Teachers Of Physics" award in 2005 from the Institute of Physics.[6] Mr. Graeme Kiddie, a depute-rector and Chemistry teacher at the school is a member of The Education Institute of Scotland Council[7]
Notable former pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Monifieth High SchoolThe school has also produced a number of bands and musicians over the years, with many going to prestigious musical colleges such as the Royal Academy.[citation needed] Famous alumni include Snow Patrol's keyboard player, Tom Simpson, as well as the group Danny Wilson, whose 1988 No.1 hit "Mary's Prayer" was later used in the soundtrack of There's Something About Mary.
References
- ^ "21st Century Record of Achievement – Monifieth High School, Angus", The IDES Network. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Using ICT in Science -- Evaluation of a Secondary School Development Project", Future Learning and Teaching Programme, December 2004. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ Monifieth High School Planner, page 5
- ^ "School Uniform", Monifieth High Online. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ "The Teachers of Physics Awards", Institute of Physics. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ Results of Voting 2006/2007, The Educational Institute of Scotland. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
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