Biggar High School

Biggar High School
Motto Declaret Factum (let the deed show )
Type Secondary
Headteacher Robert Stewart
Location Market Road
Biggar
Scotland
Staff 52 (FTE)
Students 677 as of September 2015
Colours Black (clothing)
Website www.biggar.s-lanark.sch.uk

Biggar High School (Local education authority: South Lanarkshire) is a secondary school located in the town of Biggar, South Lanarkshire.

It is a mixed secondary school of non-denominational religion.[1] The current headteacher is Robert Stewart.[2] The school was most recently inspected by HMIe in November 2007, and generally performed well.[3] In 2008-2009, a new Biggar High School was erected. Pupils and staff were relocated to new school building, situated at the former site of the playing fields on Market Road, in August 2009.

A new school building was erected in 2009. There are approximately 724 pupils (age range 11-18) with a teaching staff of around 60.[4]

There are three school houses; Anderson, Burns and Wallace.

In June 2007, Biggar High School won the Most Enterprising School in Scotland award.[5]

Biggar High School won the silver medal at the British Schools Orienteering Championships at Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland, England, where three pupils, along with their coach - Blair Young - ran 4 kilometres over sand dunes as high as 25 metres.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Scotland. "Biggar High School - South Lanarkshire - Scottish Schools Online 2010/11". Ltscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Inspection report
  4. ↑ "School Information". PlanIT Plus. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Determined to Succeed - Enterprise in Education Award - Primary, Secondary, Special - 2007 Awards". Scottish Education Awards. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Biggar High pupils win British Schools orienteering silver". Carluke Gazette. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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