Oban High School
| Oban High School | |
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| Address | |
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Soroba Road, Oban , Argyll and Bute , PA34 4JB Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56°24′22″N 5°28′01″W / 56.406°N 5.467°WCoordinates: 56°24′22″N 5°28′01″W / 56.406°N 5.467°W |
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| Established | 1890 |
| Head teacher | Peter Bain |
| Enrolment | 873 pupils as of September 2018[1] |
Oban High School is a secondary school in Oban, Argyll, Scotland. The head teacher is Peter Bain. Mr Bain has been the head teacher since 2008. The roll is currently 874. A new school opened in April 2018.[2]
History[]
Oban High School opened in 1890 as Oban Higher Grade School. The building was designed by .[3] Former teachers at the school have included Iain Crichton Smith and John MacKay, Baron MacKay of Ardbrecknish.[4]
Notable people[]
- Dr Anna Keay – architectural historian, author, TV person[5]
- Angus Peter Campbell, born 1952, poet, novelist, journalist, broadcaster and actor.
- Susie Wolff – racing driver, Formula 1 TV pundit,[6] Formula E team principal[7]
- Magnus Bradbury – rugby union player[8]
- David Dougal Williams – Artist and Principal Art Teacher at Oban High School from 1919–1922
- Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow – humanitarian, founder and CEO of Mary's Meals and former Scotland Shinty internationalist
- Anne Lorne Gillies – singer, writer and Gaelic activist.[9][10]
Pupil Leadership[]
Oban High School has a clan system pupil leadership programme. The school has four clans and each clan has two clan leaders selected from S6. In addition Oban High School also has school captains; this has traditionally been a 'head boy' and 'head girl'.
References[]
- ^ "Oban High School, school handbook 2012 – 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Media, MTC. "Welcome to Oban high School". www.obanhigh.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Oban High School". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Oban". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Dr Anna Keay – Director". www.landmarktrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Scot Susie Wolff to be first F1 woman in 22 years". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Susie Wolff becomes Team Principal and shareholder of Venturi Formula E Team". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Magnus Bradbury". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Anne Lorne Gillies from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info.
- ^ "Anne Lorne Gillies". Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. 24 October 2012.
External links[]
- Oban High School official website
- Oban High School at Education Scotland
- Oban High School at Argyll and Bute
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