Glasgow Gaelic School

Glasgow Gaelic School (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu) is a school in Glasgow, Scotland which teaches through the medium of Scottish Gaelic. This teaching method is commonly known as Gaelic medium education. The school has no catchment area as it serves the whole of Glasgow, as well as south-west Scotland, taking in pupils from Kilmarnock, East Kilbride, Bishopbriggs, Cumbernauld and Greenock.

Glasgow Gaelic School
Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu
Address
147 Berkeley Street

Glasgow
,
G3 7HP

Scotland
Coordinates55.8645°N 4.2799°W / 55.8645; -4.2799
Information
TypeNursery, Primary, Secondary
MottoDa chànan, dà chultar, iomadh chothrom
(Two languages, two cultures, many opportunities)
Established2006
Local authorityGlasgow City Council
Age3 to 18
Enrolment630 (Sept 2011)
Medium of languageScottish Gaelic
Colour(s)Red, Black, Gold
Websitewww.glasgowgaelic.glasgow.sch.uk

The local authority – Glasgow City Council – has ambitious plans to increase rolls generally in the city and to enhance the education available to local families.[1] Extended primary provision would be delivered in both the existing school and Glendale Gaelic Primary.

History

The first Gaelic School opened in 1999 as a primary school only: Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu (Glasgow Gaelic Primary School) situated in Ashley Street, Woodlands.[2][3] As the school roll grew it became necessary to relocate to larger premises. Unused buildings at Berkeley Street, Sandyford (also a site used by Woodside Secondary School until 1999), were identified, and reopened in August 2006 as Glasgow Gaelic School, providing Gaelic medium education for pre-5, primary and secondary pupils.[4]

See also
  • Gaelic medium education in Scotland
  • Gaelscoileanna for Irish-gaelic medium education in Ireland

References
  1. Glasgow City Council - Gaelic Language Plan 2013 to 2017
  2. Buie, Elizabeth (28 September 1999). "When the Gael force wins". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. Woodside Secondary (Annexe) (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Education, 1970s), The Glasgow Story
  4. Brown, Craig (22 August 2006). "Gaelic first as £4m new campus offers education for ages 3 to 18". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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