St Columba's Roman Catholic High School, Dunfermline

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St Columba's RC High School is a six-year comprehensive Roman Catholic secondary school, located in Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland.

St. Columba’s R.C High School
Address
Woodmill Road

Dunfermline
,
KY11 4UN

Scotland
Information
TypeSecondary School
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
EstablishedAugust 1969
Head TeacherMichael McGee
Depute Head TeachersKerry Gibb
Donna Stewart
Karen Kelsey
Chris McKay
GenderCo-educational
Age12 to 18
Number of pupils850 approx
HousesMandela
Teresa
Romero
Colour(s)Purple, Green, Yellow and Blue
School yearsS1-S6
DioceseSt Andrews and Edinburgh
Websitehttp://stcolumbas.greenhousecms.co.uk/

History

The original St Columba’s High School was opened in 1922 in Cowdenbeath as a combined Catholic senior secondary for all Fife pupils and a junior secondary for pupils from the immediate Cowdenbeath area. In 1959, the new St Andrew’s High School in Kirkcaldy took on the role of the Catholic senior secondary and St Columba’s became a junior high school with a catchment area covering Dunfermline and west Fife. The present school buildings were constructed in 1969, at which point the old junior high school in Cowdenbeath was closed. St Columba’s celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2009.

Under Local Government reorganisation in 1973, authority for the running of St Columba’s was transferred from the County Council to the newly formed Fife Regional Council. The school then developed into a six-year Catholic co-educational comprehensive school in line with the Education Authority policy.

All pupils come to school wearing the school blue tie with its Latin motto "Tenui Nec Dimittam", which means, "I will hold and not let go".

Facilities

The subjects taught are split into different facilities each led by a principal teacher, most of which are taught through first and second year. Some subjects are only taught as National 5 or Higher and above. Subjects include:

  • Mathematics (Maths, Numeracy)
  • Languages (English, Literacy, Media, French, Spanish)
  • Expressive & Performing Arts (Art, Music, Music Technology, and Drama)
  • Social Subjects (Modern Studies, History, Geography, Childcare, Philosophy)
  • Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Physics)
  • Religious Education
  • Business & Hospitality Industry (Business & IT, Health and Food Technology)
  • Health & Wellbeing (Physical Education, Dance)
  • Technologies (Computing Science, Computing Games Development, Engineering, Practical Woodwork, Graphic Communication)

Head teachers

  • Jim Mooney: August 2009 - June 2016
  • Kevin O’Connor: August 2016 - December 2020
  • Michael McGee: January 2021 - Present

Associated Primary Schools

  • Holy Name RC Primary School, Oakley.[1]
  • St Bride's RC Primary School, Cowdenbeath.[1]
  • St John's RC Primary School, Rosyth.[1]
  • St Joseph's RC Primary School, Kelty.[1]
  • St Kenneth's RC Primary School, Ballingry. (Can also attend St Andrew's RC High School, Kirkcaldy)[1]
  • St Margaret's RC Primary School, Dunfermline.[1]
  • St Serf's RC Primary School, High Valleyfield.[1]
  • St Patrick's RC Primary School, Lochgelly. (Most pupils attend St Andrew's RC High School, Kirkcaldy)

New Campus

A new Dunfermline Learning Campus which would accommodate St Columba’s RC High School, Woodmill High School and Fife College’s Halbeath Campus is due to open in August 2024, however this could be delayed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and securing the site.

Each school will obtain their own identity and headteacher and will share certain facilities such as Dinning Space, Sport Halls, Assembly Hall and Social Spaces.

Fife College will have their own building within the site with security between the college and schools to ensure safety.

Notable pupils


External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "St Columba's R C High School - Overview". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Gagarin Way 'comes home' to West Fife". Dunfermline Press.
  3. ^ "MP from Inverkeithing charged with alleged fraud". Dunfermline Press.
  4. ^ "School Visits – Alex Rowley MSP". 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020.

Coordinates: 56°04′12″N 3°25′07″W / 56.0701°N 3.4186°W / 56.0701; -3.4186

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