Monifieth High School


Monifieth High School, a comprehensive state high school in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, was founded in 1976. It was opened by Lord Thomson of Monifieth. Its current headteacher is Mrs M-C McInally, who replaced former Rector, Mr Richard Coton, in August 2013. The school enrolls approximately 1100 pupils from a catchment area including Monifieth, parts of Barnhill, Birkhill and other rural areas of Angus including The Hillbanks area, Liff and Auchterhouse.

School performance

Monifieth High School has very good exam results in all areas of the school, achieving more than double the average for the number of pupils attaining five or more awards at Higher in 2010.
As of 2020, the school was last inspected by Education Scotland in 2015, when inspectors found that "Young people learn and achieve well at Monifieth High School... the pace of learning could be brisker, activities more challenging and young people could be given more responsibility for their learning".

Facilities

In 2004, the school renovated many of its facilities, including the reception area, and constructed new changing rooms, increased singing rooms in the music department, and installed many interactive whiteboards in classrooms.
In 2010 pupils vandalised school buildings.
As of 2020, the school is over-subscribed and the school buildings are reported to be "struggling to cope".

House system

The school operates a house system with three houses: Balmossie, Dalhousie and Panmure. The pupils are separated into these for class registration and sports competitions.

Community support

In 2020, the school was one of eight local schools making and supplying masks to health workers.

Notable staff

won the "Teachers Of Physics" award in 2005 from the Institute of Physics.

Notable former pupils