Greenfaulds High School Explained

Greenfaulds High School
Coordinates:55.9367°N -4.0074°W
Motto:Tak Tyme in Tyme
Established:1971
Head Label:Head Teacher
Head:James Vaughn-Sharp
Address:Auchenkilns Road
Country:Scotland
Postcode:G67 4AQ
Enrolment:1450 (max capacity)
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Colours: Blue, white, yellow

Greenfaulds High School is a mixed, non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school. The original building was opened in 1971,[1] while the new building was first opened to the public on 29 September 2016, and the old building has now been demolished.[2] Greenfaulds is situated in the west of Cumbernauld and provides a service to the Greenfaulds, Ravenswood, Condorrat, Westfield, Eastfield, Balloch, Craigmarloch areas and parts of Seafar. The Head Teacher is James Vaugh-Sharp.[3] The current school building has a maximum capacity of 1,450 pupils, making it the largest school in the Lanarskhire area and one of the largest in Scotland.[4] Greenfaulds has six associated primary schools, which are Baird Memorial, Condorrat, Eastfield, Ravenswood, Westfield, and Woodlands.

Facilities

Subjects

The school teaches a wide variety of subjects, most of which are taught through first and second year. Some subjects are only taught as National 5 or Higher and above. Subjects include:

New School Building

The new school building was opened to the public in September 2016, and the original building has been demolished. The total cost of the project, which includes the new building, as well as the sport facilities was an estimated £31.2 million.[5] Although the building does not have a pool, it is equipped with sports facilities[6] such as a tennis court, grass pitch, and running track. The running track contains other sport events such as long jump, javelin and discus. The sporting facilities were completed August 2017, in time for the new school year 2017–2018.

Royal visit

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenfaulds High. Civic Centre. Admin Services . 8 April 2009.
  2. Web site: Cumbernauld has new school as Greenfaulds High School opens. www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Greenfaulds High School. blogs.glowscotland.org.uk.
  4. Web site: Greenfaulds High School from The Gazetteer for Scotland.
  5. Web site: Work commences on £31.2m Greenfaulds High : January 2015 : News : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland - Urban Realm. Urban Realm.
  6. Web site: New super school and sports arena on the way.
  7. Web site: Pupils serve up Gaelic welcome for Queen in Cumbernauld . 2022-08-07 . Glasgow Times . en.
  8. News: 2019-06-28 . Queen gets Gaelic welcome at school . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-08-07.