St Mungo's High School
| St Mungo's High School | |
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Merchiston Avenue , FK2 7JT Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Let Christ Shine Through You |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1953 |
| Local authority | Falkirk Council |
| Educational authority | Scottish Government |
| Head teacher | P Holland |
| Chaplain | Fr. Martin, St Francis Xavier's Church |
| Years taught | 6 (S1-S6) |
| Houses | Andrew Columba Ogilvie Margaret Kentigern Ninian[1] |
| Colour(s) | Dark Green |
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| Affiliation | St Mungo's Cluster Connected Falkirk |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: 30 October 2022 | |
St Mungo's High School is a mixed, Roman Catholic, secondary school in Falkirk, Scotland. The school is secondary to 6 primary schools in the St Mungo's Cluster including St Francis Xaviers, St Bernadette's, Sacred Heart, St Andrew's, St Patrick's and St Mary's.[2]
The new St Mungo's High School building which was built on the former school's sports pitches opened in 2009.[3]
St Mungo's Cluster
St Mungo's Cluster is a division of St Mungo's High School and is made up of six local denominational primary schools in the Falkirk Council area which include:[2]
| Primary School | Area |
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| St Andrew's Primary School | Falkirk |
| St Bernadette's Primary School | Stenhousemuir |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Grangemouth |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Bonnybridge |
| St Mary's Primary School | Bo'ness |
| St Francis Xaviers | Bainsford |
The cluster follows Gospel Values as it is a denominational cluster.[5]
Football teams
In 2012 the boys' and girls' football teams won their respective Lloyds TSB Scottish Schools' Shields.[6]
Incidents
In 1996 Lawrence Haggart, a 15-year-old student at the school who had signed forms with Celtic F.C. was murdered in his home by a paedophile, Brian Beattie.[3] A memorial match was played on the 20th anniversary of his death.[7]
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.[8] In 2020 there was a hoax bomb threat.[9]
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.[10]
Alumni
- Craig Eddie, winner of the tenth series of The Voice UK.[11]
References
- ^ "Parent handbook 2019–2020" (PDF). St Mungo's High School. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Cluster Primary Schools - St Mungo's Cluster". St Mungo's High School. 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Falkirk teen on trial over school massacre threat". The Scotsman. 2 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cluster Primary Schools within the St Mungo's Cluster. St Joseph's is not included due to them transferring to St Modan's High School when they leave unlike the rest who go St Mungo's High School
- ^ "Standards and Quality Report St Mungo's Cluster St Francis Xavier's RC Primary and Nursery 2018 2019" (PDF). St Francis Xaviers Primary School - Cluster Primary School. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St Mungo's make confident start to title defence". The Scotsman. 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Events kick off to remember footballer Lawrence Haggart". Falkirk Herald. 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Teenager threatened massacre at Falkirk high school". BBC News. 2 October 2014.
- ^ "High school hit with hoax bomb threat as staff report email". STV News. 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Black: Former Falkirk teacher put on sex offenders register after abusing pupils". Falkirk Herald. 1 February 2022.
- ^ "'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. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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