Golspie High School ( gd, Àrd-sgoil Ghoillspidh) is a secondary school in

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, in Sutherland in the north of Scotland. The school is attended by around 243 pupils. Pupils are from a

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that is particularly vast, stretching as far north as

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, as far south as the Mound and as far west as Rosehall. Before the opening of Kinlochbervie High School in 1995, pupils attended Golspie as weekly boarders. Golspie High is part of the Golspie, Invergordon & Tain associated school group.

Feeder schools

Primary schools in Brora, Golspie, Helmsdale, Lairg, Rogart, and Rosehall send pupils to Golspie.

Notable former pupils

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racing driver * Alexander 'Zander' Sutherland footballer

References

External links

Golspie High School
page at Highland Council Secondary schools in Sutherland Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Scotland Golspie {{Scotland-school-stub