Barrhead High School

Barrhead High School
Barrhead High School
Address
	Aurs Road; Barrhead, East Renfrewshire; Scotland
Information
Type	Public, Secondary
Religious affiliation(s)	Non-Denominational
Head Teacher	Mrs Sinclair
Gender	co-educational
Age	11 to 19
Enrollment	700 +
Colour(s)	Purple, Black & White
Attendance	95.7% (2004/2005)
Website	http://www.barrhead.e-renfrew.sch.uk/

Barrhead High School is a secondary school situated in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. The school is over 25 years old and Mrs A Sinclair is the current head teacher, appointed in June 2010. The school focuses on its School of Ambition ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the community of Barrhead.

Associated Primary Schools

Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:

Cross Arthurlie Primary School
Carlibar Primary School
Auchenback Primary School
Springhill Primary School

Uniform

Junior School

The S1-S4 pupils have a set uniform

White shirt
Junior school tie
Black school jumper
Black trousers / skirt
Black shoes
School blazer

Senior school

The S5 and S6 pupils have a set uniform consisting of:

White shirt
Senior school tie
Black school jumper / cardigan
Black trousers / skirt
Black shoes
School blazer

Head Boy & Head Girl

The head pupils are decided by 'democratic' vote; any S6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot vote. All teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils.^{[citation needed]}

Departments

The school is subdivided into departments, each with their own subjects. Some (such as English, Computing and Drama) have specific SQA courses with awards; others are more personal subjects with no awards (such as Religious, Personal Social and Health, and core Physical Education).

The departments are divided as follows:

Language And Communication
- English
- Modern Languages
  - French
  - German
Social Subjects
- Geography
- History
- Religious and Moral Education
- Travel & Tourism
- Modern Studies
Creative Arts
- Drama
- Art
- Music
Business, Technical & ICT
- Business
  - Business Management
  - Administration
- Technical
  - Product Design
  - Graphic Communication
  - Craft & Design
- ICT
  - Computing
  - Information Systems
  - PC Passport
Mathematics
Science
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
PE & Health
- Physical Education
- Home Economics
- Hospitality
Learning Support
- Support

Notable alumni

Douglas Henshall Actor 1977-1982
Alex McLeish Former Scotland Manager
Gregor Fisher Actor
Chistine McGourty BBC Science correspondent

External links

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