School Trips

Excursions and trips figure highly in the School’s list of priorities. As well as many ‘local’ trips around Scotland, over the years foreign trips to Germany, France and Finland have taken place. In June 2009 three coaches with over 150 pupils and staff visited the Normandy Beaches and Paris. You can view photos of this [...]

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Liaison with Parents

Opportunities are provided through ‘Contact Evenings’ for parents to meet with staff to discuss the progress of their children. In addition, parents are actively encouraged to come into the school to meet with appropriate Pupil Support staff on any matters pertaining to their children’s education and progress. This method of encouraging school-home communication has proved [...]

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Education for Work and Enterprise

Gairloch High School’s programme is designed to develop, in a continuing way, self-esteem, character, ambition, focus and the ability to work with others. At the same time as developing the necessary skills and qualities required to succeed in the world of work, it provides our young people with specific experiences that further prepare them for [...]

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School Curriculum

Gairloch High School has provided a fully comprehensive six-year curriculum in the past. With falling roles and budget pressures this has become more of an issue.  The school continues to endeavour to provide as wide ranging a curriculum as possible within the finacial restraints set by The Highland Council.  S1 and S2 pupils are currently [...]

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Course Selection

Moving from S2 to S3 currently (This will change as we move to introduce new qualifications brought about by Curriculum for Excellence) Towards the end of S2, pupils are offered a choice of subjects as they begin to specialise. A special meeting with parents and pupils is convened where printed information is distributed on course [...]

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Adults in School

The School continues to adopt the policy of encouraging adults to join the classroom situation during school time in order to gain further academic qualifications. Indeed, a number of ‘adult returnees’ have then gone on to university after enjoying the taste of academic challenge later in life. They are welcome, subject to the following conditions: [...]

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