Hawick High School Explained

Hawick High School
Established:17th century
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:.
Address:Buccleuch Street
Country:Scotland
Postcode:TD9 0EG
Staff:~90
Enrolment:807 (in 2018)
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Colours:Navy (S1-3), Purple (S4), Green (S5), Red (S6),
Free Label 1:School years
Free 1:S1-S6
Website:http://www.hawickhighschool.co.uk/

Hawick High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders.[1] As well as serving the town, it also takes in pupils from as far away as Newcastleton. It is the second school in Scotland (after Kilmarnock Academy) to have educated two Nobel laureates: Angus Deaton and Richard Henderson.[2]

History

The first mention of educational provision in the area was in the 17th century. The first evidence of a specific school was in 1711 when Hawick Grammar School was established by Reverend Alexander Orrock although the building was not actually completed until 1732. The school combined with a nearby elementary school in 1824 and a new school was completed two years later. This school proved too small and another school was built in 1860 on the same site that the school occupies today.[3]

In 1908 the school was renovated and its name changed to Buccleuch School. The name changed again in 1915 to Hawick Higher Grade School.[4] The school was destroyed by a fire in December 1925 and students were instead taught in the church while it was rebuilt. It was completed in 1928. There were further renovations in the 1970s when an extension was built, in the 1990s when the school was modernised and in 2003 when the canteen was renovated. In 2016 the headteacher was suspended. The headteacher of Berwickshire High School filled in the position until Vicky Porteous was appointed in July 2017.[5] [6]

In September 2021, it was announced that a new circa £49 million will be built to replace the current school on its existing site by 2027.[7]

Notable alumni

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hawickhighschool.co.uk Hawick High School homepage
  2. News: Hawick High: The school that produced two Nobel Prize winners . 1 December 2022. BBC News. 21 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Our School - Hawick High School. hawickhighschool.co.uk. 23 March 2017. en.
  4. Web site: Hawick Higher Grade School. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 23 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Hawick Headteacher Remains Suspended. bordertelegraph.com. 23 March 2017.
  6. Web site: High school appoints new headteacher. Hawick News. 15 August 2017.
  7. Web site: A new £48.4m Hawick High School will be completed by 2027. The Southern Reporter . 14 November 2021.
  8. Web site: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015.
  9. News: Profile:Nigel Griffiths. bbc.co.uk. 12 March 2007. 23 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Curriculum Vitae.
  11. Web site: Scottish rugby star Stuart Hogg tells of the tragedy inspiring road safety campaign. Hawick-news.co.uk. 23 March 2017.

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