List of schools providing Gaelic medium education in Scotland

This is a list of schools and institutions providing Scottish Gaelic medium education (GME) by area. For convenience the areas listed are not necessarily council or education authority areas unless otherwise noted. This list includes nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools.

Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, or Glasgow Gaelic School, is the largest provider of Gaelic medium education in Scotland in terms of pupils

Aberdeen City

Primary schools

Secondary schools
  • Hazlehead Academy[1] – only provides education in the subject of Gaelic, not Gaelic-medium education in other subjects

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Primary schools
  • Bowmore Primary School, Islay
  • Tiree Primary School, Tiree
  • Salen Primary School, Mull
  • Rockfield Primary School, Oban
  • Strath of Appin Primary School, by Oban
  • Sandbank Primary School, Dunoon[3]

Secondary schools

Ayrshire

Primary schools
  • Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh, Kilmarnock - provides early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education for pupils aged 2–18 across East Ayrshire.[5]
  • Bun-Sgoil Pàirc Whitehirst, Kilwinning - provides GME primary education for pupils aged 5-11 across North Ayrshire. The school opened in August 2020.[6]

Secondary schools
  • Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh, Kilmarnock - provides early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education for pupils aged 2–18 across East Ayrshire.[5]

Clackmannanshire

No Gaelic medium education exists in Clackmannanshire at present.[7]

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)

Gaelic medium education is available in most, if not all schools in the Western Isles.[8]

East Dunbartonshire
  • Meadowburn Primary School[9]

East Renfrewshire

No Gaelic medium education exists in East Renfrewshire at present.[7]

Edinburgh and East Lothian

Falkirk

No Gaelic medium education exists in Falkirk at present.[7] Falkirk children attend the GME schools in North Lanarkshire and Stirling in transport provided by Falkirk Council.[12]

Glasgow City
  • Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu - provides primary and secondary education.[13]
  • Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann Dail
  • Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Baile Ghobhainn - provides GME primary education.[14]

Highland

In the Highland council area there are 21 nurseries, 21 primary schools and 13 secondary schools educating 1294 pupils in Gaelic.[15]

School areas with primaries providing GME
  • Acharacle, Lochaber
  • Bonar Bridge, Sutherland
  • Broadford, Isle of Skye
  • Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis
  • Craighill, Tain
  • Dingwall, Ross-shire
  • Dunvegan, Isle of Skye
  • Fort William, Lochaber
  • Gairloch, Wester Ross
  • Glenurquhart
  • Kilmuir, Isle of Skye
  • Lochcarron
  • Mallaig, Lochaber
  • Millbank, Nairn
  • Newtonmore
  • Plockton
  • Portree, Isle of Skye
  • Sleat, Isle of Skye
  • Staffin, Isle of Skye
  • Mount Pleasant, Thurso, Caithness
  • Tongue, Sutherland
  • Ullapool

Secondary schools

Inverclyde
  • Whinhill Primary School (Bun-sgoil Chnoc a' Chonaisg),[16][17] Greenock. (Includes Gaelic pre-school provision)

North Lanarkshire

Perth & Kinross
  • Goodlyburn Primary School, Perth. Provides Primary GME.
  • Perth Academy, Perth.
  • Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy. Provides Primary GME.

Renfrewshire

No Gaelic medium education exists in Renfrewshire at present.[7]

Scottish Borders

No Gaelic medium education exists in the Scottish Borders at present.[7]

South Lanarkshire

Mount Cameron Primary School (with nursery)

Calderglen High School

Stirling
  • Riverside Primary School,[20] Stirling, provides Primary GME.
  • Wallace High School, Stirling, provides Secondary GME.

West Lothian

No Gaelic medium education exists in West Lothian at present.[7]

See also

References
  1. Gaelic Education on Aberdeen Council Website
  2. Gaelic Medium Education leaflet Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine from Angus Council
  3. Primary School Registration information on Argyll and Bute Council website.
  4. Tiree High School on Argyll and Bute council.
  5. East Ayrshire Council
  6. Bun-Sgoil Pàirc Whitehirst
  7. Full report on the Review of Gaelic Medium Early Education and Childcare - Scottish Government
  8. Delivery of GM Education - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  9. Gaelic Information Leaflet - East Dunbartonshire Council
  10. Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce
  11. http://www.jamesgillespies.edin.sch.uk James Gillespie's High School
  12. Falkirk Council Gaelic Language Plan 2013-2018,
  13. Glasgow Gaelic School (in Scottish Gaelic)
  14. Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Baile Ghobhainn
  15. Gaelic Medium Education Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine on Highland Council
  16. "Gaelic Medium". Whinhill Primary School. Whinhill Primary School. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  17. HMIE Inspection of Highlanders Academy Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  18. Gaelic Medium Education - North Lanarkshire Council
  19. Gaelic school enrolment on the up www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk, 16 July 2013
  20. Gaelic Unit Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine - Riverside Primary School
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