St Ninian's High School, Giffnock


St Ninian's High School is a six-year co-educational Roman Catholic state high school in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school, which opened in 1984, serves the areas of Giffnock, Clarkston, Thornliebank, Newton Mearns, Eaglesham and Busby in East Renfrewshire. The school roll was 1,714 as of September 2005, and the Head Teacher is John Docherty. The school's motto is "Floreat Iuventus" which translates as "Let youth Flourish",.

Overview

The school is often used as a 'test bed' for new systems or initiatives. Examples include:
Between 2000 and 2002, a multi-million pound extension was built for the school. The extension had been scheduled for years earlier however problems with the PFI tender for another local school project caused years of delay.
2009 saw the completion of another extension, housing ten science classrooms, as well as geography and modern language classrooms.
On 11 March 2008, the school was given the best report ever given to a Scottish Secondary school, gaining seven "excellents" and 10 "very goods".

Notable alumni