Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis
Primary school in Inverness, Scotland
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Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis or Inverness Gaelic Primary School is a primary school in Inverness, Scotland, which teaches through the medium of Scottish Gaelic, commonly known as Gaelic medium education. It opened in August 2007, as the first purpose-built Gaelic-medium school in Scotland.
| Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis | |
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, IV2 6BA Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 57.45056°N 4.21978°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Primary |
| Motto | an t-ionnsachadh òg an t-ionnsachadh bòidheach |
| Established | August 2007 |
Local authority | Highland |
| Enrollment | 222 (2025[1]) |
| Language | Gaelic |
| Website | https://bunsgoilghaidhliginbhirnis.wordpress.com/ |
History
The school was the first purpose-built Gaelic-medium school in Scotland, and opened in August 2007 with 100 pupils and 45 nursery places.[2] By 2013 the roll had increased to 160 primary school pupils and nearly 100 nursery pupils. An annex was proposed to accommodate pre-school children and pupils in the first two years of primary school.[3] After a four-year search, a head teacher was recruited, with some opinions expressed around whether the head needed to be a fluent Gaelic speaker.[4][5] In May 2015, a head teacher was appointed who had previously won a gold medal at the Royal National Mòd.[6]
An annexe was completed in February 2020.[2] As of September 2021[update] the school has twelve classrooms, with a pupil roll of 223.[1] In August 2010, two classrooms were added and the primary roll was 137 plus 60 in pre-school.[7]
In 2009, the Care Commission praised levels of care for pre-school children attending the school, awarding it "very good" and "excellent" grades.[8]
See also
- Gaelic medium education in Scotland
- Gaelscoileanna for Irish-gaelic medium education in Ireland.
- Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce
- Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu