Barrhead High School

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Barrhead High School
Type	Public, Secondary
Religious affiliation	Multi-Denominational
Head Teacher	Morag S Towndrow
Location	Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire Scotland
Students	700 +
Gender	co-educational
Ages	11 to 19
School colours	Purple, Black & White
Attendance	92.7% (2004/2005)
Website	Official site

Barrhead High School is a secondary school situated in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in the Greater Glasgow area. The school is over 25 years old and Mrs MS Towndrow is the current head teacher, recently succeeding Mr Dykes. The school focuses on its School of Ambition ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the community of Barrhead.

1 Associated Primary Schools
2 Uniform
- 2.1 Junior School
- 2.2 Senior school
3 Head Boy & Head Girl
4 Departments
5 Notable Alumni

[edit] Associated Primary Schools

Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:

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

[edit] Uniform

[edit] Junior School

The S1-S4 pupils have a set uniform which must be worn by the pupils during school time and also in some extra-curricular events.

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

[edit] Senior school

The S5 and S6 pupils have a set uniform which must be worn by the pupils during school time and also in some extra-curricular events. Although regulation is less strict, it is expected that the senior school set an example to younger years.

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

[edit] 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. The votes for session 2007/08 resulted in Craig Azhar being named Head Boy and Jane McDowall as Head Girl.

[edit] 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
- Modern Studies
- Social Subjects
- Travel & Tourism
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
Religious, Moral & Philosophical Education
Learning Support
- XL