High School of Glasgow
The High School of Glasgow is a private, co-educational day school in Glasgow, Scotland. The original High School of Glasgow was founded as the choir school of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, and is the oldest school in Scotland,[1] and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. On its closure as a selective grammar school by Glasgow City Corporation in 1976, it immediately continued as a co-educational independent school as a result of fundraising activity by its Former Pupil Club and via a merge by the Club with Drewsteignton School. The school maintains a relationship with the Cathedral, where it holds an annual service of commemoration and thanksgiving in September.[2] It counts two British Prime Ministers, two Lords President and the founder of the University of Aberdeen among its alumni.
High School of Glasgow
Sursum Semper
(Always Upward)
c. 1124 (refounded 1976)
Stewart MacAulay
John O'Neill
Mixed
3 to 18
687 (senior school)
- Bannerman
- Clyde
- Law
- Moore
KG-S6
It is a selective school, meaning prospective pupils must sit an entrance test to gain admission. In 2009 and 2017, The Times placed it as the top independent school in Scotland for SQA results.[3]
The rector of the school is John O'Neill.[4]
Pupils at the school are divided into the following Houses:
The school operates a house competition, and pupils may earn points for their house through excellence in areas such as sports, music, academia. The current holder of the overall house championship is Bannerman House. The Junior School Houses take their names from British lifeboat stations: Broughtyferry (red), Campbelltown (blue), Lizard (green) and Longhope (yellow).
Location
- Old Anniesland, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Craig Macdonald
The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden