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| '''James Gillespie's High School''' is a secondary school in ], ]. | '''James Gillespie's High School''' is a secondary school in ], ]. | ||
| James Gillespie's High School is well known for outstanding art , Modern Studies and Music departments. | James Gillespie's High School is well known for outstanding art , Modern Studies and Music departments. | ||
| Founded in 1803 as a result of a legacy left by wealthy snuff and tobacco manufacturer James Gillespie, it initially had 65 boys |
Founded in 1803 as a result of a legacy left by wealthy ] and ] manufacturer ], it initially had 65 boys and one master. | ||
| The campus borders James Gillespie's Primary School and it is one of the only high schools in the area that do not require]s. It has a school role of approximately 1,200 <ref>http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/jamesgillespieshighschooledinburghcity.asp</ref> and the current head teacher is Alex Wallace. | |||
| The school consists of five buildings (dating from 1966): Warrender, Thirlestane, Spylaw, Bruntsfield, and Lauder. Over the summer of 2007, improvements were made after the government declared Spylaw not fit for purpose and there is currently a campaign being run to build a new school.<ref>http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1811222006</ref>. | The school consists of five buildings (dating from 1966): Warrender, Thirlestane, Spylaw, Bruntsfield, and Lauder. Over the summer of 2007, improvements were made after the government declared Spylaw not fit for purpose and there is currently a campaign being run to build a new school.<ref>http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1811222006</ref>. | ||
| Nowadays it is a mixed sex school |
Nowadays it is a mixed sex school, with standard grade and higher results well above the national average and is known for its left of center attitude. The school is well known for being one of the best state schools in Edinburgh, outshining all the other state high schools in that half of Edinburgh.The school's motto is "Fidelis et Fortes" (]: "Fidelity and Strength") | ||
| ==Rivaly== | ==Rivaly== | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 21 December 2007
James Gillespie's High School is a secondary school in Marchmont, Edinburgh. James Gillespie's High School is well known for outstanding art , Modern Studies and Music departments. Founded in 1803 as a result of a legacy left by wealthy snuff and tobacco manufacturer James Gillespie, it initially had 65 boys and one master. The campus borders James Gillespie's Primary School and it is one of the only high schools in the area that do not requireuniforms. It has a school role of approximately 1,200 and the current head teacher is Alex Wallace.
The school consists of five buildings (dating from 1966): Warrender, Thirlestane, Spylaw, Bruntsfield, and Lauder. Over the summer of 2007, improvements were made after the government declared Spylaw not fit for purpose and there is currently a campaign being run to build a new school..
Nowadays it is a mixed sex school, with standard grade and higher results well above the national average and is known for its left of center attitude. The school is well known for being one of the best state schools in Edinburgh, outshining all the other state high schools in that half of Edinburgh.The school's motto is "Fidelis et Fortes" (Latin: "Fidelity and Strength")
Rivaly
Boroughmuir and Gillespie's are said to have a rival so it is said theres always a compitition against each other. These two schools are always playing sports for Example this is how Gillespies has lost against avery games played by the studants at Boroughmuir high school
Famous Students
- Muriel Spark, a Scottish novelist attended James Gillespie's High School and later based her novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in a school resembling Gillespie's.
References
- http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/jamesgillespieshighschooledinburghcity.asp
- http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1811222006
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