Gaelic Medium Primary Unit

The Gaelic Medium Primary Unit was established at Gilcomstoun Primary School in August 1991. Children within the Gaelic unit are fully integrated within the school and take part in various activities including assemblies, school trips, a visit to the local Mod in Inverness (where they have had a great deal of success over the past few years) and various Gaelic television productions. 

The Gaelic unit currently has three classes: primary 1/2, primary 3/4 and primary 5/6/7. In primary1/2 Gaelic is introduced using total immersion, which some children will have been used to after two years in nursery. In primary 3/4 English is introduced into the curriculum and by primary 5/6/7 Gaelic is used to teach the majority of the curriculum. The children are taught the full curriculum through the medium of Gaelic and should be at the same levels in all subjects as their counterparts by Primary 7 but with the added benefit of being bi-lingual.

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Contacts

• Diane Davidson
  Acting Head Teacher
  Gilcomstoun Primary School
  Skene Street
  Aberdeen
  AB10 1PG
  Phone: 01224 642722