Nicolson Institute
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The Nicolson Institute in Stornoway
, is the largest school in the Western Isles, Scotland
.
The Nicolson is the only six-year secondary school in Lewis
. Sir E. Scott School is in Harris
. Together, they provide education up to Advanced Higher level.
The student population is around 2000. The Nicolson is linked with a school in Pendleton, South Carolina
(USA). The school has Gaelic speaking pupils, although these are in the minority. There are five houses, named after five significant former rectors: Addison, Forbes, Gibson, Macrae and Sutherland. Addison only contains pupils who claim to be fluent in Gaelic.
2006/2007 was a great year for The Nicolson Under-15 football team as they won the U15 Scottish Cup and the North Regions cup.
2007/2008 also saw The Nicolson U15 football team win the North of Scotland cup. That year also saw the senior team win the North of Scotland cup as well.
A new Nicolson Institute is being built on the same road which the old one is on. The old school comprises several different buildings one of which has been knocked down to make way for the new school which is hoped to be completed in 2012.
Stornoway
Stornoway is a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.The town's population is around 9,000, making it the largest settlement in the Western Isles and the third largest town in the Scottish Highlands after Inverness and Fort William...
, is the largest school in the Western Isles, 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...
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The Nicolson is the only six-year secondary school in Lewis
Lewis
Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is ....
. Sir E. Scott School is in Harris
Harris
Harris is the southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris, which is the former postal county and the current post town for Royal Mail postcodes starting...
. Together, they provide education up to Advanced Higher level.
The student population is around 2000. The Nicolson is linked with a school in Pendleton, South Carolina
Pendleton, South Carolina
Pendleton is a town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,966 at the 2000 census. It is a sister city of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland....
(USA). The school has Gaelic speaking pupils, although these are in the minority. There are five houses, named after five significant former rectors: Addison, Forbes, Gibson, Macrae and Sutherland. Addison only contains pupils who claim to be fluent in Gaelic.
2006/2007 was a great year for The Nicolson Under-15 football team as they won the U15 Scottish Cup and the North Regions cup.
2007/2008 also saw The Nicolson U15 football team win the North of Scotland cup. That year also saw the senior team win the North of Scotland cup as well.
A new Nicolson Institute is being built on the same road which the old one is on. The old school comprises several different buildings one of which has been knocked down to make way for the new school which is hoped to be completed in 2012.
Notable alumni
- Linda Norgrove, kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan, and killed in rescue effort.