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List of Gaelic medium schools 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. There are at least 46 nurseries, 62 primary schools and 29 secondary schools providing GME education in Scotland.

Aberdeen City

Primary schools

  • Gilcomstoun Primary School – Provides nursery and primary school GME.

Secondary schools

  • Hazlehead Academy – only provides education in the subject of Gaelic, not Gaelic-medium education in other subjects

Angus

  • Whitehills Primary School, Forfar

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
  • Bunessan Primary - Isle of Mull

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.
  • Bun-Sgoil Pàirc Whitehirst, Kilwinning – provides GME primary education for pupils aged 5–11 across North Ayrshire. The school opened in August 2020.

Secondary schools

Kilmarnock Academy, Kilmarnock – provides early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education for pupils aged 2–18 across East Ayrshire.

Clackmannanshire

No Gaelic-medium education exists in Clackmannanshire at present.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)

Gaelic-medium education is available in most, if not all schools in the Western Isles. There are currently 20 pre-schools, 18 primary schools and 4 secondary schools offering Gaelic-medium education.

East Dunbartonshire

  • Meadowburn Primary School

Bishopbriggs Academy – only provides education in the subject of Gaelic, not Gaelic-medium education in other subjects

East Renfrewshire

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Thornliebank - Offers GME at Primary Level as of August 2023

Edinburgh and Lothians

Pupils from Midlothian, East Lothian, and West Lothian are transported by the council to the schools in Edinburgh.

Falkirk

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

Glasgow City

Highland

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

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), 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

West Primary School, Paisley.

Scottish Borders

No Gaelic-medium education exists in the Scottish Borders at present.

South Lanarkshire

  • Mount Cameron Primary School (with nursery)
  • Calderglen High School

Stirling

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

West Lothian

No Gaelic-medium education exists in West Lothian at present.

See also

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