Hillpark Secondary School
Hillpark Secondary School
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36 Cairngorm Road Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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School type | State Funded Secondary, (11-18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto | "Integer Vitae" (Blameless in Life) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Established | 14 December 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headmistress | Geraldine Collins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gender | Coeducational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrolment | 1057 (April 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average class size | 30–1 (mostly Written) or 20–1 (mostly Practical) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houses | Cairngorm Pentland Nevis Merrick Lomond Jura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colour(s) | Junior Tie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COVID-19 cases | 360 (April 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.hillpark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
Hillpark Secondary School (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-sgoil Chnoc na Pàirce [aːɾʲt̪skɔl xnɔkʲ na pʰaːɾʲç], Scots: Hullpairk Secondary)[1] is a non-denominational secondary school located at 36 Cairngorm Road in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland.
The school is one of 38 secondary schools in the Glasgow City Council area,[2] and is named after the area in which the school is situated.
History
[edit]Hillpark was created from the merger of two schools, Sir John Maxwell Secondary School and Strathbungo Secondary School. The building opened in 1967.[3]
From 1987 to 2006, Hillpark had a Gaelic unit providing Gaelic medium education to pupils. This existed until the opening of the Glasgow Gaelic School.[4][5]
Facilities
[edit]The school has a swimming pool, fitness suite, football pitch, games hall, library and a drama studio. There are also eight computer labs.
A significant feature of the school is the Autism Unit, also known as the Language and Communication Resource (LCR).[6] Pupils identified as having an autism spectrum disorder are predominantly taught within mainstream classes with the support of LCR staff.[7]
Notable pupils
[edit]- Calum MacLeod (born 1988), cricketer
References
[edit]- ^ "OGE an dèidh sgoilear is bana-bhàrd chliùiteach às an Eilean Sgitheanach a dhèanamh na h-Àrd-Ollamh – Sabhal Mòr Ostaig".
- ^ "Hillpark Secondary School". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Hillpark Secondary School". www.hillpark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Gaelic first as £4m new campus offers education for ages 3 to 18". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Opening day for new Gaelic school". 21 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Hillpark Secondary School". www.autism.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Hillpark Secondary School". www.hillpark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.