Monifieth High School, a comprehensive state high school in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, was founded in 1976. It was opened by Lord Thomson of Monifieth.[2] The school enrolls approximately 1100 pupils from a catchment area including Monifieth, parts of Barnhill, Birkhill and other rural areas of Angus including the Hillbanks area, Liff and Auchterhouse.
Monifieth High School | |
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Address | |
Panmurefield Road Monifieth , Dundee , DD5 4QT Scotland | |
Coordinates | 56°28′44″N 2°50′24″W / 56.4788°N 02.8400°W |
Information | |
Type | State-funded Secondary School |
Motto | Fais ce que dois (Do what you must) |
Established | 1976 |
Authority | Angus Council |
Headteacher | Andy Dingwall[1] |
Teaching staff | 100 (approx) |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
School roll | 1057 |
Houses | Balmossie , Dalhousie , Panmure |
Colour(s) | |
Publication | Monifieth High School Bulletin |
Feeder schools | Grange Primary School, Seaview Primary School, Mattocks Primary School, Murroes Primary School, Birkhill Primary School, Liff Primary School |
Website | http://www.monifiethhighschool.com |
Monifieth High School has very good exam results in all areas of the school,[3] achieving more than double the average for the number of pupils attaining five or more awards at Higher in 2010.[clarification needed]
As of 2021, the school was last inspected by Education Scotland in 2015, when inspectors found that "Young people learn and achieve well at Monifieth High School ... [although] the pace of learning could be brisker, activities more challenging and young people could be given more responsibility for their learning".[4]
In 2004, the school renovated many of its facilities, including the reception area, and constructed new changing rooms, increased singing rooms in the music department, and installed many interactive whiteboards in classrooms.[5]
In 2010 pupils vandalised school buildings.[6]
As of 2020, the school is over-subscribed and the school buildings are reported to be "struggling to cope".[7]
In 2020, the school was one of eight local schools making and supplying masks to health workers.[8]
As of 2022, the headteacher is Andy Dingwall. The previous headteacher was M-C McInally (from 2013).[9][10] Before that, the school's rectors were Hector Low (to 1994), Jim Collins (1994 to 2000) and Richard Coton (2000 to 2013).[9]
Rhona Goss won the "Teachers of Physics" award in 2005 from the Institute of Physics.[11]