Dalziel High School is a
non-denominational
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secondary school
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in
Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
, Scotland. The
head teacher
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is Jaclyn Martin.
Overview
Dalziel High School was founded in 1898. James K. Scobbie, Rector from 1957 until 1974, greatly enhanced the school's performance during his tenure. Since then, the school has received some of the best reports of any school in Scotland.
The school was one of the first in the country to be awarded
Charter Mark
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History
The Charter Mark was an award demonstrating the achievement of ''nationa ...
status (now Customer Service Excellence), as well as being awarded the National Award For Excellence for Work and Enterprise.
On 11 November 2008, the secondary school was voted as the best in Scotland in a report by
HMIe
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.
Dalziel was also successful in winning the Customer Service Excellence award with no partial compliances and the highest standard of compliance plus, one of only a few schools in the United Kingdom to win this award.
The school motto is ''Summa Petenda'' (Aim for the highest).
The school has a specialised
hearing impaired
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department, which caters to severely hearing impaired pupils from Lanarkshire and beyond.
Houses
The three school houses are ''Barclay'', ''Colville'', and ''Greig''. Originally there were four houses: Avon, Brandon, Clyde and Douglas.
Feeder schools
The school's feeder schools include Glencairn Primary School, Knowetop Primary School and Ladywell Primary School. Pupils from other schools near to Dalziel, such as Logans Primary School, are usually transferred to
Braidhurst High School
Braidhurst High School is a non- denominational secondary school in the suburb of Motherwell known as Forgewood, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
History
Braidhurst High School was established in 1962, making it one of the more modern secondary sc ...
.
Sports
Dalziel High School has its own playing fields, located at
Dalziel Park
Dalziel Park is an area located between the villages of Carfin, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Cleland and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. T ...
, between the villages of
Cleland Cleland may refer to:
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** Cleland National Park, a protected area in South Australia
***Cleland Wildlife Park, a zoo within the area of Cleland National Park
* Cleland, North Lanarkshire, a small village ...
and
Carfin
Carfin (Scottish Gaelic: ''An Càrn Fionn'', meaning the White Cairn) is a village situated to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Holytown, Newarthill and New Stevenston which ha ...
.
The fields were proposed by the school's War Memorial Trust, and was to act as a permanent tribute to all the former pupils who died in the
First World War
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and the
Second World War
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. The playing fields were established through the purchase of the Cleland Estate from the Colville family after the wars. Cleland Estate was also the venue for the annual Drama Festival. The estate was later redesigned to make it more compact and improve the quality of the pitches and this change was formalised when it was opened by
the Princess Royal
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on 5 April 2001.
A handful of sports teams use these fields, some of which include the rugby club
Dalziel
Dalziel, Dalzell or Dalyell ( ) is a Scottish surname.
Pronunciation
The unintuitive spelling of the name is due to it being an anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic ''Dail-gheal'', meaning bright dale. The sound now spelled with a or is historica ...
(a club which was, for a number years, only for former pupils of the school), and the local
SPL
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Association football
* Saudi Professional League
* Scottish Premier League
* SportPesa Premier League, Kenya
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football team
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
, as well as a number of local athletics, tennis and hockey clubs. The Dalziel Park playing fields are regarded as one of the best in the country.
In February 2012, Dalziel was unveiled as a community sports hub.
Notable alumni
*
Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy
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(born 1946), Senator of the College of Justice 1997–2012, Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 2004–09
*
Allan Gentleman
Allan Forbes Gentleman is a former member of the Scottish National Swimming Team and five times World Masters Swimming Champion ( Aarhus, August 1989). He is a film director, writer and actor. He has worked in the British television and film indust ...
(born 1953), Scotland Swimming Team, World Masters Swimming Champion
*
Sir Alexander Gibson (1926–1995), conductor
*
Liz Lochhead
Liz Lochhead Hon FRSE (born 26 December 1947) is a Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster. Between 2011 and 2016 she was the Makar, or National Poet of Scotland, and served as Poet Laureate for Glasgow between 2005 and 2011.
E ...
(born 1947), poet, playwright and broadcaster
*
Sandy McNaughton (born 1953), footballer, football coach and
PE teacher
*
Nancy Riach (1927–1947), record holding and champion Scottish swimmer who died of polio at the age of 20
*
Alan Fisher Alan Fisher may refer to:
* Alan Fisher (broadcast journalist), Scottish broadcast journalist
* Alan Fisher (trade unionist) Alan Fisher (20 June 1922 – 20 March 1988) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Birmingham, Fisher spent his entire ...
Former Brandon House Captain (1982–83) and now international TV journalist
References
External links
Official WebsiteWar Memorial Trust
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Buildings and structures in Motherwell
Secondary schools in North Lanarkshire
1898 establishments in Scotland
Educational institutions established in 1902