St Mungo's High School Explained

St Mungo's High School
Motto:Let Christ Shine Through You
Postcode:FK2 7NE
Country:Scotland
Established:1953
Head Teacher:P Holland
Chaplain:Fr. Martin, St Francis Xavier's Church
Secondary Years Taught:S1-S6
Enrollment:1,230 students
Enrollment As Of:2021–22
Campuses:Former building (1953–2009), New building (2009–present)
Houses: Andrew
Columba
Ogilvie
Margaret
Kentigern
Ninian[1]
Colours: Dark Green
Accreditation:
  • Microsoft Showcase School 2019
  • Digital Schools Award
Feeder Schools:
  • St Francis Xavier's
  • St Andrew's
  • St Bernadette's
  • St Mary's
  • St Patrick's
  • Sacred Heart
Lastupdate:3 January 2023

St Mungo's High School is a mixed, Roman Catholic, secondary school in Falkirk, Scotland.

As the only Catholic secondary school in Falkirk, St Mungo's attracts students from the entire council area and its six Catholic primary schools.[2] The new St Mungo's High School building was built on the former school's sports pitches, and opened in 2009.[3]

History

The school was named after St Mungo, founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow.

In 1953 the school was formally opened.[4] In 2009, the new school building opened on the former school's sport pitches after Ogilvie construction rebuilt three local schools including St Mungo's High School under Falkirk Council's second Public Private Partnership scheme costing £25.4m for the rebuild. The new school houses modern sporting and educational facilities whilst also being sustainable.[5]

Digital accreditations

In 2016 the school became the first in Scotland to completely switch and integrate Office 365 into every school department which in turn gained the school their first Microsoft Showcase Award.[6]

In 2019 St Mungo's won a second Microsoft Showcase Award.[7]

In 2019 nine local schools including St Mungo's High School were awarded a Digital Schools Award by Education Scotland. The award ceremony was held at St Mungo's in September 2019, where all the schools were officially presented the award.[8]

Feeder primaries

The school is secondary to seven primary schools: St Francis Xavier's, St Joseph's, St Bernadette's, Sacred Heart, St Andrew's, St Patrick's and St Mary's.[9]

Football teams

In 2012 the boys' and girls' football teams won their respective Lloyds TSB Scottish Schools' Shields.[10]

Incidents

In 2013 Andrew Ferguson (17) posted violent and threatening messages about the school and its staff on Twitter. He was ordered to do community service.[11]

In February 2022, an examination of facts hearing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court found that Thomas Black, 73, had sexually assaulted four male pupils at the school while he was Head of Biology there between 1978 and 1995. Black was unable to undergo a criminal trial because of health issues, but was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for five years.[12]

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parent handbook 2019–2020 . St Mungo's High School . 30 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Schools & education – Denominational Secondary School catchment areas | Falkirk Council. www.falkirk.gov.uk.
  3. Web site: 2 July 2014 . Falkirk teen on trial over school massacre threat. The Scotsman.
  4. Web site: Page 4 – 2019/20 School Handbook . 2023-01-02 . www.google.com.
  5. Web site: Falkirk Schools PPP Project – St Mungo's Rebuild – Ogilvie Construction . 2023-01-02 . www.ogilvie-construction.co.uk . en.
  6. Web site: 17 November 2016 . A Scottish school has put Microsoft tech at the heart of its teaching . Microsoft . 7 October 2023.
  7. Web site: 1 June 2019 . Microsoft Showcase Schools List September 2019 . Microsoft . 7 October 2023.
  8. Web site: 26 September 2019 . Nine local schools achieve digital schools status . Falkirk Council . 7 October 2023.
  9. Web site: 1 June 2021 . Cluster Primary Schools – St Mungo's Cluster . St Mungo's High School.
  10. News: St Mungo's make confident start to title defence. 2 October 2012. The Scotsman.
  11. News: Teenager threatened massacre at Falkirk high school. 2 October 2014. BBC News.
  12. News: Thomas Black: Former Falkirk teacher put on sex offenders register after abusing pupils. Falkirk Herald. 1 February 2022.
  13. News: 'At three he brought shoppers to a standstill singing Enrique Iglesias' Hero' – proud mum of The Voice finalist Craig Eddie. Falkirk Herald. 18 March 2021. 21 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Boys International Squad 2019 . 2024-06-05 . Scottish Schools' Football Association . en-US.