Education in Strathmiglo & Gateside Online

Pre-school Education

Strathmiglo nursery runs morning classes and is the designated nursery for Gateside pre-schoolers. There are a number of private childminders in the village  as well(whose contact details you can find in the directory below). Also see Scottish Childcare for more on local area childcare, events and activities.

Primary Education

Strathmiglo Primary School was opened on the present High St site in 1873. The school is the only one in the village with a roll of 90 children in 4 classes plus 22 in the nursery (which runs mornings only). At present we have a P.T.A. known as Strathmiglo Primary School Fundraising Group and a Pupil Council, which meets regularly to discuss items of interest to pupils. Extra curricular activities include netball and football.

Gateside Primary School is a two teacher school, built in 1877 and fully modernised over the years. There are approximately 21 children in two classes, and pre-school children attend nursery at Strathmiglo Primary. Gateside primary has an adjoining park area and a walled school garden for play.

A balanced carefully planned curriculum is provided for the children, and parents and staff work closely together to ensure the children receive the best possible standard of education. The School Board works in partnership with the school and also organises special fundraising events. Parents and friends of the school are regular and welcome visitors.

Alternatively St Columba's RC Primary School serves the Catholic community of Cupar and the Howe.

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Secondary Education

Children completing primary education usually choose to go to Bell Baxter High School in Cupar or St Andrew's RC High Scool in Kirkcaldy.
Strathmiglo & Gateside children travel on the same school bus to and from Bell Baxter.  Download School Bus timetables.

There are also fee-paying schools in St. Andrews, Perth and Dundee.

Further & Higher Education

Local colleges include Fife's Elmwood College in Cupar and Adam Smith College in Glenrothes/Kirkcaldy. Carnegie College in Dunfermline and Perth College are also approx 30 minute drive away.

University education is provided at nearby St. Andrews (Fife's only university and Scotland' first), Dundee and Abertay (Dundee). Alternatively the Open University of Scotland provides flexible support, tailored to the needs of the individual student and their area of study and is ideally suited to those based rurally.

Lifelong Learning

The Adult Basic Education Service in Fife provides free tuition for adults wanting to improve their basic skills in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic and basic maths. Alternatively check out the range of courses on offer at your local Howe of Fife Learning Centre or in local libraries - Auchtermuchty and Falkland. Learning doesn't just have to be about formal qualifications, you can develop a personal interest or hobby, learn new skills, brush up on old ones, or just have fun too.