Denny High School
56°01′16″N 3°53′49″W / 56.021°N 3.897°W / 56.021; -3.897
Public non-denominational school in Denny, Falkirk
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Denny, Falkirk | |
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| Type | Public non-denominational |
| Motto | Summa Peto |
| Established | 1959 |
| Rector | P. Dunn (since 2021)[1] |
| Staff | 129 |
| Number of students | 1316 |
| Website | www |
Denny High School in Scotland is a non-denominational public secondary school.[2][3][4] The school was opened in 1959, and moved to a new building in February 2009. The new school contains a gymnasium, swimming pool and drama studio. The school serves an area of 25 square miles (65 km2) around the area of Denny, Falkirk, including Bonnybridge, Dunipace, Banknock and Dennyloanhead. In 2004, Denny High School had a roll of 1316 pupils and 95 teachers. It also employed 34 non-teaching staff.
Alumni
See also: Category:People educated at Denny High School
- David Marshall (born 1941), Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Shettleston 1979–2005, Glasgow East 2005–08
- Andrew D. Taylor (born 1950) OBE FRS FRSE FInstP Director of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)[5]
- Karine Polwart (born 1970), singer-songwriter and folk musician[6]
References
- ^ @DennyHighSchool (23 April 2021). "Week one ✅ We welcomed our new Headteacher,Mr Dunn;all pupils returned ready for learning and did well adjusting to…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Falkirk Council Denny High School Page
- ^ Falkirk Council Community Schools Project
- ^ "Denny High School's page on Scottish Schools Online". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ Anon (2017). "Taylor, Andrew Dawson". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U247102. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Meighan, Nicola (7 August 2012). "The Herald : Interview : Quiet Elegies of Love, Loss and Longing..." Sunday Herald. Hosted by Karine Polwart's Official Website. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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