Barrhead High School

Barrhead High School

Type	Public, Secondary
Religion	Non-Denominational
Head Teacher	Mr Sinclair
Location	Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire Scotland
Students	700 +
Gender	co-educational
Ages	11–18
Colours	Purple, Black & White
Attendance	95.7% (2004/2005)
Website	Official site

Barrhead High School is a secondary school situated in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. The school is over 25 years old and Mr A Sinclair is the current headmaster, appointed in June 2010. The school focuses on its School of Ambition ethos in teaching, and its relationship with the community of Barrhead.

Associated Primary Schools

Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:

• Cross Arthurlie Primary School
• Carlibar Primary School
• Auchenback Primary School
• Springhill Primary School

Uniform

Junior School

The S1-S4 pupils have a set uniform

• White shirt
• Junior school tie
• Black school jumper
• Black trousers / skirt
• Black shoes

Senior school

The S5 and S6 pupils have a set uniform consisting of:

• White shirt
• Senior school tie
• Black school jumper / cardigan
• Black trousers / skirt
• Black shoes

Head Boy & Head Girl

The head pupils are decided by 'democratic' vote; any S6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot vote. All teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils and the title of Cool Bean Masters.^{[citation needed]}

The current Head Boy is Craig Figures, assisted by deputies Ross Crae and Michael Gribben. Head Girl is Julia Hansen, with Fiona Cunningham and Gemma Mclauchlan as deputies.

Head Boys Emereti:

2009/10 - Jamie Stewart & Grant Maybury

2008/09 - Callum Cunningham

2007/08 - Craig Azhar

2006/07 - Scott Douglas

Head Girls Emereti:

2009/10 - Amy Currie

2008/09 - Emma Quinn

2007/08 - Jane McDowall

2006/07 - Jill Mullen

Departments

The school is subdivided into departments, each with their own subjects. Some (such as English, Computing and Drama) have specific SQA courses with awards; others are more personal subjects with no awards (such as Religious, Personal Social and Health, and core Physical Education).

The departments are divided as follows:

• Language And Communication
  • English
  • Modern Languages
    • French
    • German
• Social Subjects
  • Geography
  • History
  • Religious and Moral Education
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Modern Studies
• Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • Art
  • Music
• Business, Technical & ICT
  • Business
    • Business Management
    • Administration
  • Technical
    • Product Design
    • Graphic Communication
    • Craft & Design
  • ICT
    • Computing
    • Information Systems
    • PC Passport
• Mathematics
• Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
• PE & Health
  • Physical Education
  • Home Economics
  • Hospitality
• Learning Support
  • Support

Notable alumni

• Gregor Fisher, actor
• Douglas Henshall,actor
• Alex McLeish, football manager
• Allison McGourty, arts executive

External links

• Barrhead High School's page on Scottish Schools Online
• Barrhead High School's most recent HMIe report