St Peter the Apostle High School

St Peter the Apostle High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Kilbowie, Clydebank, Scotland.[1] It was formed as an amalgamation of the former St Columba's High School and St Andrew's High School. St Peter the Apostle High School is one of two Roman Catholic secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire.

St Peter The Apostle High School
Address
Kirkoswald Drive

Clydebank
,
West Dunbartonshire
,
G81 2DB

Scotland
Information
TypeComprehensive
MottoCompassion and Hope
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Opened13 November 2009
Head TeacherLinda Booth
Staff150

(approximate)

Staff List
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1450
Capacity1600
Colour(s)Purple, Yellow and Green
Websitehttp://stpetertheapostle.co.uk/

St Peter the Apostle High School is a Roman Catholic comprehensive school serving the northern part of Clydebank, the village of Duntocher, Faifley, Hardgate and the Drumchapel area of Glasgow. Students come in substantial numbers from Old Kilpatrick, Knightswood and Scotstoun. Five primary schools provide the great majority of the first year intake including; St Mary's Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School, St Eunan's Primary School, St Stephen's Primary School, and St Clare's Primary School, although a variety of others add to this number.

History

In 2009, West Dunbartonshire Council started a project with Bam construction to create new schools in the area. The previous Catholic secondary schools in Clydebank, St Columba's High School and St Andrew's High School were to be merged to form the new school, the campus for which was built on the sports grounds of St Columba's to allow the existing school to operate during construction of the new building. After the opening of St Peter the Apostle High School, the former St Columba's High School building was demolished, with the new St Eunan's Primary School built on this site. The cost to build the new school was £35m.

The school was shown on the 2012 BBC show Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? in the episode "School", in which comedian Kevin Bridges (a former pupil of St Columba's High School) visited and performed a gig before an audience of students and teachers.

Michael Vassie retired as head teacher of the school in 2013 after being in that position since St Peter the Apostle High was created, having been the head at St Andrew's since 1995.[2] Former Deputy Linda Booth succeeded him and is the current head teacher of the school.

Head Teachers
  • Mr. Michael Vassie: 2009-2013
  • Mrs. Linda Booth: 2013–Present

Deputy Head Teachers

Each year group, years 1-6, has a deputy head teacher assigned to it. S1 and S2: Mr. C Gibson S3 and S5: Dr. S Aitken S4 and S6: Mrs S. Friel

Departments

St Peter the Apostle High School currently comprises eighteen distinct departments each offering a variety of curricular subjects. The school is notable as it is the only high school currently in West Dunbartonshire to feature a Drama Department. The school takes a different and unique approach to Inter Disciplinary Learning (IDL) as it is a time tabled mandatory subject for years 1-4, opposed to being experienced throughout the year at individual school events as it is done throughout other schools in West Dunbartonshire.

  • Maths
  • English
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Modern Studies
  • History
  • Geography
  • Computing
  • Business Management
  • Home Economics
  • Design and Engineering
  • Art, Design and Photography
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Modern Languages
  • Religious Education (RE)
  • Physical Education (PE)

References
  1. "Saint Peter the Apostle High School". West Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. Fond farewell given to Clydebank teacher, Clydebank Post, 26 October 2013

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