School description
Mount Pleasant Primary School was built in 1966. The location of the school is a very pleasant one overlooking Thurso River and the Harbour. There are magnificent views of the Pentland Firth, the Orkney Islands and the Old Man of Hoy, Thurso East and Thurso Castle and much of the town of Thurso. The school is fortunate in having good-sized classrooms, a large assembly hall with stage, a gymnasium, a library and a nurture room. Within the main building we also have a ELC and an Enhanced Provision Unit. There is a generous tarmac area around the school and a large grass area with two junior size football pitches. We have an all-weather accessible path around the pitches. Throughout the school year children have opportunities to experience and explore our Nature Garden. Currently there are 135 mainstream pupils in straight year classes from Primary 1 through to Primary 7 plus 7 pupils within our Gaelic Medium Provision Unit and 11 pupils in the Enhanced Provision with additional provision for drop-in sessions for pupils from mainstream classes. Our ELC operates five days a week with flexible attendance slots available from 8.30am to 3.00pm. All our sessions cater for mixed groups of three and four year olds. Our ELC currently has 32 children for the forthcoming year. In 2013 we were given the honour of launching the first Gaelic Medium Class in Caithness. This has increased the linguistic and cultural dimension of the school. It allows a smooth transition from ELC to Gaelic Medium Primary 1. We view this as a new beginning for language development in the school and the local community.