St Mungo's High School

Not to be confused with St Mungo's Academy.

56°00′23″N 3°47′37″W / 56.0063°N 3.7937°W / 56.0063; -3.7937

St Mungo's High School
St Mungo's School Badge & Exterior
Address
Map
Merchiston Avenue

Falkirk
,
FK2 7JT
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoLet Christ Shine Through You
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Mungo
Established1953
Local authorityFalkirk Council
Educational authorityScottish Government
Head teacherP Holland
ChaplainParish Priest, St Francis Xavier's Church
Secondary years taughtS1-S6
Enrollment1,230 students (2021–22)
CampusesFormer building (1953–2009), New building (2009–present)
Houses  Andrew
  Columba
  Ogilvie
  Margaret
  Kentigern
  Ninian[1]
Colour(s)  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
Websitewww.stmungoshighschool.co.uk
Last updated: 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 1949 the school was designed by Stirling County artitecht A, J, Smith and was built in the years 1952 and 1953 by Scottish Orlit Co Ltd. [4]

In 1953 the school was formally opened and then was extended in 1958/59 by Scottish Construction Co Ltd.[5] [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.[6]

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.[7]

In 2019 St Mungo's won a second Microsoft Showcase Award.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Football teams

In 2012 the boys' and girls' football teams won their respective Lloyds TSB Scottish Schools' Shields.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ "Parent handbook 2019–2020" (PDF). St Mungo's High School. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Schools & education – Denominational Secondary School catchment areas | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Falkirk teen on trial over school massacre threat". The Scotsman. 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "St. Mungo's High School". Falkirk Local History Society. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Page 4 – 2019/20 School Handbook". www.google.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Falkirk Schools PPP Project – St Mungo's Rebuild – Ogilvie Construction". www.ogilvie-construction.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ "A Scottish school has put Microsoft tech at the heart of its teaching". Microsoft. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Microsoft Showcase Schools List September 2019" (PDF). Microsoft. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Nine local schools achieve digital schools status". Falkirk Council. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Cluster Primary Schools – St Mungo's Cluster". St Mungo's High School. 1 June 2021.
  11. ^ "St Mungo's make confident start to title defence". The Scotsman. 2 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Teenager threatened massacre at Falkirk high school". BBC News. 2 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Thomas Black: Former Falkirk teacher put on sex offenders register after abusing pupils". Falkirk Herald. 1 February 2022.
  14. ^ "'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.
  15. ^ "Boys International Squad 2019". Scottish Schools' Football Association. Retrieved 5 June 2024.


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