Golspie High School
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Golspie High School is a secondary school in Golspie
, in the county of Sutherland
in the far north of Scotland
.
The school is attended by around 350 pupils from a catchment area
that is particularly vast, stretching as far north as Kinbrace, as far south as the Mound and as far west as Rosehall
.
Before the opening of Kinlochbervie High School
opened in 1995, pupils attended Golspie as weekly boarders.
and hockey
have all presented the school with an opportunity to schow the fruits of its impressive physical education
department. The school possesses a number of excellent grass pitches a large indoor games hall, a smaller adjacent gymnasium and an upstairs multigym with fixed weights and aerobic equipment.
Results in football's prestigious North of Scotland Schools Cup and Scottish School Cup had been particularly impressive in the early 2000's.
Golspie
Golspie is a coastal village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It has a population of around 1,650 people. It is located picturesquely on the shores of the North Sea in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie ....
, in the county of Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
in the far north of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The school is attended by around 350 pupils from a catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
that is particularly vast, stretching as far north as Kinbrace, as far south as the Mound and as far west as Rosehall
Rosehall
Rosehall is a remote hamlet, located 1 mile northwest of Altass, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland....
.
Before the opening of Kinlochbervie High School
Kinlochbervie High School
Kinlochbervie High School is a secondary school in Kinlochbervie, in the county of Sutherland in the northwest of Scotland.The school is attended by around 65 pupils from a catchment area that extends from Scourie to Durness....
opened in 1995, pupils attended Golspie as weekly boarders.
Feeder schools
Primary schools in Brora, Golspie, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Lairg, Rogart, Rosehall send pupils to Golspie.Sport
Golspie High School has until recently been well known as a school that punches far above its weight in direct competition with other, larger schools. Football, athletics, cross country runningCross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
and hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
have all presented the school with an opportunity to schow the fruits of its impressive physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
department. The school possesses a number of excellent grass pitches a large indoor games hall, a smaller adjacent gymnasium and an upstairs multigym with fixed weights and aerobic equipment.
Results in football's prestigious North of Scotland Schools Cup and Scottish School Cup had been particularly impressive in the early 2000's.
Notable former pupils
- Jimmy YuillJimmy YuillJimmy Yuill is an actor, born in 1959, in Golspie, Scotland.He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films, most recently as Corin in the 2006 As You Like It...
actor - Lewis WilliamsonLewis Williamson-Karting:Born in Dundee, Williamson began karting at the age of eight, and spent a successful decade racing in the various classes around the United Kingdom. By the time Williamson moved into the junior formulae in 2008, he had claimed three Scottish karting championship titles at Cadet and MiniMax...
racing driver - Alexander 'Zander' SutherlandAlexander Sutherland (footballer)Alexander Sutherland , well known as Zander, is a Scottish professional footballer currently without a club following his release from Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He grew up in the village of Helmsdale on the East Coast of Sutherland...
footballer