Hillpark Secondary School ( gd, Àrd-sgoil Chnoc na Pàirce
ːɾʲt̪skɔl xnɔkʲ na pʰaːɾʲç sco, Hullpairk Secondary) is a
non-denominational secondary school located at 36 Cairngorm Road in the south side of
Glasgow
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, Scotland.
The school is one of 38 secondary schools in the Glasgow City Council area, and is named after the
area
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in which the school is situated.
History
Hillpark was created from the merger of two schools, Sir John Maxwell Secondary School and Strathbungo Secondary School. The building opened in 1967.
From 1987 to 2006, Hillpark had a Gaelic unit providing
Gaelic medium education to pupils. This existed until the opening of the
Glasgow Gaelic School.
In 2009, Hillpark was named as the most violent school in Scotland due to 120
exclusions in the previous year for
physical assault
An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in crim ...
against staff and amongst pupils, in addition to the
carrying of weapons.
According to the
SFC, only 10% of university applications from Hillpark pupils are accepted.
Facilities
The school has a
swimming pool,
fitness suite,
football pitch
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, games hall,
library
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and a drama studio. There are also eight
computer lab
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Academic institution is an educational institution dedicated to education and research, which ...
s.
A significant feature of the school is the
Autism Unit, also known as the Language and Communication Resource (LCR). Pupils identified as having an
autism spectrum disorder
The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...
are predominantly taught within mainstream classes with the support of LCR staff.
References
External links
Official websiteParentzoneTwitterFacebook
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Secondary schools in Glasgow
Educational institutions established in 1967