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Well I would say that I live in an area that is relatively working class and all our schools in Falkirk District are High Schools and we all refer to them as High Schools.

I have however occasionally heard some posh folk refer to them as secondary school. Hence my theory.
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Just now, Harry Kinnear said:


Well I would say that I live in an area that is relatively working class and all our schools in Falkirk District are High Schools and we all refer to them as High Schools.

I have however occasionally heard some posh folk refer to them as secondary school. Hence my theory.

I went to Secondary late 90's to early 30's and everywhere was called a Secondary, regardless of area

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I went to Dumfries high school, what the f**k else am I going to call it?


Exactly. I was at the Academy, we also had St Josephs and Max High don't think anyone in the toon ever said the words "secondary school" ever.
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2 minutes ago, EdgarusQPFC said:

I went to Secondary late 90's to early 30's and everywhere was called a Secondary, regardless of area

Christ, have you discovered the secret of eternal life?

Edit: ...and why did it take you so long to graduate?

Edited by BigFatTabbyDave
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Exactly. I was at the Academy, we also had St Josephs and Max High don't think anyone in the toon ever said the words "secondary school" ever.

Have heard this also, Boness has an Academy and folk there say they go to the Academy. I'm not being cheeky or smart I have honestly very rarely heard folk referring to it as secondary.

It may be an area thing.
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Back in the fifties/sixties the secondary school used to be an extension of the primary school, Inzievar and Burntisland Primaries come to mind as an example.

Pupils wanting to progress to taking highers would move on to 'The High School'

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In fact apart from private schools I'm struggling to think of any Schools near where I grew up that weren't called Academies. Only just realised the same isn't true down here in Edinburgh. Is it a north of Scotland thing?


No. I went to Inverness High School.

It's a Tory thing.
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They're all academies here too, but we are very posh in Clackmannanshire.

Naturally, Stirlingshire is ridden with High Schools, the poor dears.

1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

I went to a school, once.

How much did you get for all that copper wiring, anyway?

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They're all academies here too, but we are very posh in Clackmannanshire.
Naturally, Stirlingshire is ridden with High Schools, the poor dears.
How much did you get for all that copper wiring, anyway?

My point exactly.

Clacks is riddled with posh folk whilst us Stirlingshire folk are potless.
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