Kirkland High School (formerly known as Kirkland High School and Community College and Kirkland Junior High School) was a six-year

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that served the population in the Levenmouth area, Scotland. From January 2005 until June 2016 the head teacher was Ronnie Ross. In June 2012 Fife Council proposed that the school should merge with neighbouring

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. The plans were approved in April 2014 and the new school opened to pupils on 17 August 2016. In September 2015 the student roll was 421, less than half of the roll of 900 the school had in 2000.

History

The Kirkland Junior High School was established in 1963 to accommodate the extra influx of pupils to the existing Aberhill Secondary. It was built on the 13th-century land of Michael of Methil, a relative of the famous MacDuff. It was officially opened in 1965. The school had served alongside

as the high schools for the Levenmouth area since the closure of Aberhill Secondary. In 1970, it became a fully

. In 1990, a community college was opened within the school, from then on known as Kirkland High School and Community College. In 2006, the school was made one of the Scottish Government's

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. The school had three houses, 'Caldcoits', 'Kinnarchie' and 'Pirnie'. However, due to reduced numbers on the school roll, in the last few years of the school's operation, only the latter two houses were used in the system. In 2015, the Kirkland College was closed, in preparation for the move to the new Levenmouth Campus. The college merged with

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, who were built their own specialised facility on the grounds of the new school, meaning that the Levenmouth Campus is the largest of its kind in Scotland, educating over 2,000 students in total. The buildings were vacated by pupils in July 2016. Demolition work on the old facilities was scheduled for September 2016, beginning with the former games hall. The site was completely demolished by December 2016, and the cleanup operation is ongoing.

Headteachers

*1963 - 1966: William Reid *1966 - 1977: Dai Davies *1977 - 1979: J. F. Strang *1979 - 1983: Thomas Dalgleish *1983 - 1985: Jack Yuile *1989 - 1997: Gerry Coyle *1997 - 2005: Ken Robertson *2005 - 2016: Ronnie Ross

Notable pupils

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School dress code

Attire

Girls wore dark skirt or trousers, white or dark top, and dark footwear. Boys wore dark trousers, white or dark top, and dark footwear.

School ties

Wearing a school tie at all times was encouraged and enforced by staff to promote uniformity and identifiability. At the start of first year, each pupil received a complimentary school tie.

References

External links

Information about Kirkland
on Fife Council website
Kirkland High School - Community Use

profile
on Parentzone section of Education Scotland website {{authority control Defunct secondary schools in Fife Education in Fife Levenmouth Educational institutions established in 1963 Educational institutions disestablished in 2016 1963 establishments in Scotland 2016 disestablishments in Scotland