Thurso High School

https://www.thursohighschool.org.uk/

Photograph of Thurso High School

Telephone
01847 893822

Fax
01847 895509

Postal Address
Thurso High School
Ormlie Road
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7DS

Opening Hours

Sun :

Closed

Mon :

9:00am - 4:00pm

Tue :

9:00am - 4:00pm

Wed :

9:00am - 4:00pm

Thu :

9:00am - 4:00pm

Fri :

9:00am - 4:00pm

Sat :

Closed

News for Thurso High School

21/7/2025 : Local Authority

Results Helpline to support pupils in the Highlands with SQA results

Young people in the Highlands can call a dedicated helpline offering expert advice to anyone receiving their full Higher, National, and Advanced results on Tuesday, 5 August 2025. The pupils and students- along with their parents and carers - will be able to get support with their results through Skills Development Scotland's (SDS) Results Helpline, which opens from 8am on results day.

1/9/2024 : Local Authority

Highland Council Appoints Five Chief Officers

Fiona Duncan, Fiona Grant, Fiona Malcolm, Alison Clark and Finlay MacDonald have been appointed as Chief Officers with The Highland Council. Convener of the Council Cllr Bill Lobban said: "Congratulations to all three Fiona's, Alison and Finlay on their appointments to Chief Officers.

1/5/2023 : Educational Institutions

Thurso Youngsters Fly High With Latest STEM Activity

Keen young flyers from Thurso have been discovering the science of flight in the latest education programme led by the Science Skills Academy (SSA). SSA, the pioneering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) organisation, is delivering flight simulator sessions across Caithness and Sutherland as part of a new Newton module called ‘Up in the Air with Numbers'.

25/11/2022 : Local Authority

Improved Attainment Over Last 5 Years For Highland Schools

Highland schools have made significant progress in improving their attainment outcomes for senior phase SQA results over the last 5 years. Education Chair, Cllr John Finlayson said: "We welcome the positive attainment outcomes covered in the report and further highlighted by the attainment presentation at committee.

20/11/2022 : Educational Institutions

Schools Industrial Action - Letter Issued To Parents And Guardians

18 November 2022 Dear Parent/Carer Industrial Action -Teaching Unions You may be aware from coverage in the media, that the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and the Association of Head Teacher and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS) unions have indicated their intention to take strike action on Thursday 24 November 2022. This action is part of a national dispute regarding pay.

26/10/2022 : Educational Institutions

Thurso High School - 1960's Extension Block Condition Concerns

Following on from a routine site inspection, Structural Engineers identified potential concerns in relation to the condition of the concrete frame in the 3 storey, 1960s extension block. The recommendation from the Structural Engineers is to close the 3 storey block until further assessment is carried out.

6/10/2021 : Educational Institutions

Covid Vaccination Drop-in Sessions For Secondary School Pupils

Covid vaccination times for Caithness Secondary pupils. The link below will take you to the NHS Highland website where you will find the link to the consent form and information leaflet, if you require it, together with dates of all clinics.

23/9/2021 : Educational Institutions

Milestone For Equality In Schools

Roll-out of LGBT inclusive education. Scotland has become the first country in the world to embed lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusive education across the school curriculum.

1/9/2020 : Educational Institutions

Educators To Address Attainment Gap With Equity Week

Education specialists from across the North-east, North and West of Scotland are to deliver a week-long series of digital professional learning events for teachers and practitioners from the end of September as part of a drive to increase awareness about child poverty in Scotland and the impact this has on learning. Led by the Northern Alliance (Regional lmprovement Collaborative for the area's eight local authorities) in collaboration with Education Scotland, Promoting Equity Week will run from Monday 28 September.

14/8/2020 : Educational Institutions

SQA Results In Highland - 5000 increases in grade across all schools

On Tuesday 11 August 2020, Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, announced in the Scottish Parliament a change to the way that SQA results would be decided. In some cases, the moderation process carried out by the SQA during July and August had meant that candidates might be awarded a lower or higher grade than their teacher had estimated.

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