Strathearn Community Campus is one of six community facilities run by Perth and Kinross Council in

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. Each campus provides several amenities and a school for students aged 11-17 years. SCC is a complex including the replacement building for the original Crieff High School in

Crieff Crieff (; , meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth, Scotland, Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 road, A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy, Scotland, Aberfeldy. The A822 road, A822 joins ...

. Strathearn Community Campus also acts as a community centre for the local public, and includes the public library, which moved from its old premises in the centre of town to the site. A gym and swimming pool are also open to the public. Also present is what was the Strathearn Recreation Centre, now integrated into the campus, with the fitness gym moved to a larger room in the campus, with new equipment. The campus's outdoor grass, clay and astroturf pitches are all available for public use out of school time; as are the two large PE halls, a moderately sized swimming pool, four squash courts, a large dance theatre and a cinema style assembly hall capable of

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projection and theatre style

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productions. The campus is situated on the south-eastern edge of Crieff with outlooks across the town to the mountains of the north and west and across the rich farmland of lower

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to the south and east.

High school

Crieff High School, one of the eleven

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s administered by

Perth & Kinross Council Perth and Kinross Council () is the local authority for Perth and Kinross, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since 1999. It is based in Perth. History A district called Perth and Kinross was ...

, is a six-year

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offering a full range of courses leading to national certification from the Scottish Qualification Authority. Pupils transfer each year from the associated

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of Crieff,

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, Braco, Madderty,

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and

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. It also welcomes a consistent intake of pupils from

St Dominic's RC Primary School Crieff (; , meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins the A823 to Dunfermline. Crieff has become a hub for to ...

. All Primary 7 pupils from the associated primaries visit the campus for two induction days in June and they also receive visits to their own school from Senior Management and Guidance staff of Strathearn Community Campus.

References

External links

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School website
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