Singing Children Of Africa At HSD
Yesterday we were thrilled to welcome the Singing Children of Africa to HSD! Our Nursery, Junior and Senior Years pupils had the chance to watch the group – which is made up of talented teenage singers and performers from the Jolaurabi School in Kenya – perform during the day, before a fantastic public concert, packed […]
Careers Taking Off
Over 500 secondary school pupils from across Angus, Dundee & Perthshire were reaching for the sky when they attended a curated careers fair at the High School of Dundee’s Mayfield Sports Centre. The 3-day event, aptly titled “Careers Taking Off”, welcomed pupils from S1 -S3, with some keen senior pupils also in attendance, to think […]
Co-Curricular Fair Offers Up Options Aplenty
It’s that time of year when Senior Years pupils at HSD have some difficult decisions to make – thanks to the School’s Co-curricular Fair! Taking place in Trinity Hall, the annual freshers fair style event showcased the huge range of exciting activities which pupils in F1-F6 can get stuck into outside of their timetabled lessons. […]
Young Players Serve Up House Rugby Spectacle
Last week we enjoyed some fantastic Junior Years House Rugby! With superb support from lots of the Senior Years pupils – which the junior pupils very much appreciated! – players in L6 and L7 battled it out at Mayfield to earn glory for their respective houses! In the end Wallace were crowned the overall winners […]
Pupils Navigate Stunning Landscapes In Duke of Edinburgh Trips
HSD Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants have been out and about navigating their way through some stunning Scottish landscapes. Over the course of an exciting 7-day adventure, for their final expedition Gold award candidates took on the epic challenge of canoeing over Loch Tay from Killin, and then down the river Tay to Perth, camping […]
F6 Prefects Show L1 Pupils The Way
You’re never too young to take pride in your house! And who better to teach our L1 pupils than some of our HSD prefects! Our youngest school children were thrilled when some of our F6 prefects paid them a visit to present them with their house badges. Mrs Rose and the prefects were able to […]
Aspiring Investors Get Ready For UK Competition
Aspiring investors at HSD are hoping to see their stock rise in the UK-wide Growing Future Assets Competition. A group of F6 girls recently visited Dundee University for the kick-off event of the contest, which seeks to nurture the next generation of female investment experts by introducing girls to investment, its operation, relevance and impact, […]
School Wins Coveted Future Skills Award
We are delighted that HSD has been announced as the winner of the Future Skills award in the 2023 Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Awards! These prestigious awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of local organisations and individuals, recognising their contributions to the region’s economic growth and success. At HSD, the timetabling of […]
A Gold Standard Performance!
Huge congratulations to HSD pupil Haoqi who has been rewarded for a magnificent achievement in the UKMT Junior Mathematical Olympiad! Haoqi scored a remarkable 61 out of 70 in the competition, which is open to the top 1,200 performing pupils in the UK-wide Junior Mathematical Challenge. That placed the F2 pupil in the top 40 […]
Medals And Records At Dundee Schools Sports Championships!
HSD pupils returned from the Dundee Schools Sports Championships with a haul of more than 60 medals to show for their amazing efforts! Taking place at the end of June, the event at Caird Park saw pupils from secondary schools from across the city compete in a full range of athletic events. And HSD pupils […]
Friendships Forged At HSD!
Our school year 2023/24 got underway on Wednesday and as we welcomed our returning pupils and all our new faces, it was fantastic to hear a lovely story of friendships forged over many years at HSD! Among the children starting L1 were Bertie and Daniel, who moved up together from the High School of Dundee […]
Pupils Make Waves With Sailing Expedition
A group of HSD pupils and staff have been making waves over the summer holidays by embarking on the School’s first-ever sailing expedition! 10 F2 and F3 pupils, joined by Mr Ross and Miss Geatons, jumped on board Ocean Youth Trust’s yacht Alba Venturer, for a week-long maritime adventure in the Hebrides. Departing from Oban, […]
SQA Results 2023
Huge congratulations to all the brilliant HSD pupils who have today received their SQA exam results. We are so proud of every one of them and congratulate them and all their fantastic teachers for their hard work and dedication, which has been rewarded with an excellent set of results that demonstrate the School’s outstanding tradition […]
HSD Pipe Band Crowned World Champions!
The HSD Competition Pipe Band have been crowned World Champions at the Pipe Band World Championships in Glasgow! And the Drum Corps have been crowned Champions of Champions! Both in the Novice Juvenile B category. Huge congratulations to everyone involved!! What an amazing achievement!!
High School of Dundee Marks 100th Anniversary Of First Combined Cadet Force Parade
On 16th February 1918, the first contingent of the Dundee High School CCF met for its very first parade, at the Douglas Street Drill Hall under the command of Capt JB Swan. As the Courier newspaper reported at the time, ‘Over 40 cadets paraded and the lads showed great keenness and aptitude.’ To mark the […]