Allan Glen's School

Allan Glen's School
Former Allan Glen's School Buildings opened in 1964, later part of the Central College. Now demolished.
Location
Map
Glasgow

Scotland
Information
Typesecondary school
Motto"Cum Scientia Humanitas" ('Humanity with knowledge' or 'civilization with science')
Opened1853; ceased to be a selective school 1973; closed 1989
School districtTownhead
PrincipalThe final headmaster during the selective period of the school's existence was Ralph Finlayson
Enrollmentc600
Color(s)   Navy and Sky Blue

55°51′49″N 4°14′36″W / 55.863512°N 4.243298°W / 55.863512; -4.243298

Allan Glen's School was, for most of its existence, a local authority, selective secondary school for boys in Glasgow, Scotland, charging nominal fees for tuition.

It was founded by the Allan Glen's Endowment Scholarship Trust on the death, in 1850, of Allan Glen, a successful Glasgow tradesman and businessman, "to give a good practical education and preparation for trades or businesses, to between forty to fifty boys, the sons of tradesmen or persons in the industrial classes of society". The school was formally established in 1853[1] and located in the Townhead district of the city, on land that Glen had owned on the corner of North Hanover Street and Cathedral Street.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Allan Glen's School". www.allanglens.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "gb249-odc - Records of Allan Glen's Institution". Archives Hub. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Allan Glen's School". TheGlasgowStory. Retrieved 16 May 2014.