Beath High School

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name = Beath High School
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established = 1910
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head = Douglas Young
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street = Foulford Road
city = Cowdenbeath
county = Fife
country = Scotland
postcode = KY4 9BH
LEA = Fife Council
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enrollment = 1200
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houses = Oakfield
Cantsdam
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Mosside
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publication = Beath High School Newsletter
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website = http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=9786f936-aca0-4460-bf2970239fe78ec9
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Beath High School is a non-denominational state secondary school located in Cowdenbeath, Fife. The school is run by Fife Council and the current roll stands at around 1200 pupils aged from 11 to 18. It serves the towns of Cowdenbeath and Kelty as well as the villages of Crossgates, Hill of Beath and Lumphinnans. Some pupils from Lochgelly and even Ballingry attend the school, as a result of placing requests, because of better reputation than their catchment school - Lochgelly High School. The current rector is Douglas Young.

History

Beath High School was established in 1910 as "Beath Higher Grade School", catering for the children of local mine executives, whom wished to proceed to higher education. The building was located on Stenhouse Street, close to the town centre. In 1964 a 'modern' school was built at the Foulford Road site. The school was then split in two, with the new building housing pupils of a high ability and the older building housing pupils who were 'not as clever'. In the 1980's the school became comprehensive, and in the 90's the Stenhouse Street building was demolished. The 'modern' Foulford Road building was in a poor state by the millennium, suffering from severe subsidence, and many outdoor huts were used as classrooms, and so a new building was built just east of the previous site in 2003.

Current Building

The current building is modern with state-of-the-art facilities. It stands on three floors, separated into three blocks, joined together at the back of the school.

West Block

* Maths (Ground Floor)
* Learning and Behaviour Support (Ground Floor)
* Modern Languages - "French and German" (First Floor)
* English (First Floor)
* ICT (Second Floor)
* Social subjects - "History, Geography and Modern Studies" (Second Floor)
Central Block

* Reception area (Ground Floor)
* Office accommodation (Ground Floor)
* Assembly hall (Ground Floor)
* Staff Room (First Floor)
* Headteacher and Depute Head offices (First Floor)
* Home Economics (Second Floor)
* Library (Second Floor)
East Block

* Craft, Design & Technology (Ground Floor)
* Sciences - "Biology, Chemistry and Physics" (First and Second Floors)
Connecting block at back of school

* Music (Ground Floor)
* Dining Hall (Ground Floor)
* PE (Ground Floor)
* Business Education (First Floor)
* RME (Second Floor)
* Art (Second Floor)

This image shows the front of the central block (foreground) - the main entrance to the school is in the centre of the picture; and east block (background)

This image is from the back of the school. It shows the dining hall (left), connecting block (centre) and the west block (right)

Notable alumni

*Sir James Black, Nobel Prize-winning scientist [cite news |title=Sir James to step down as chancellor |url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2005/12/09/story7824185t0.shtm |work=Evening Telegraph and Post |date=09 December 2005 |accessdate=2008-02-12]
*Ian Rankin, crime writer [cite news |author=Lynn Barber |title=Crime of passion |url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/crime/story/0,,2213471,00.html |work=Guardian Unlimited |date=18 November 2007 |accessdate=2008-02-12]
*Scott Brown, Scotland and Celtic Midfielder
*Sarah Henderson, Badminton Champion Scotland 2008,

References

External links

* [http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=9786f936-aca0-4460-bf2970239fe78ec9 School info page]
* [http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/schools/beathhighschoolfife.asp Beath High School's page on Scottish Schools Online]