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. | |
Glasgow Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Type | secondary school |
| Motto | "Cum Scientia Humanitas" ('Humanity with knowledge' or 'civilization with science') |
| Opened | 1853; ceased to be a selective school 1973; closed 1989 |
| School district | Townhead |
| Principal | The final headmaster during the selective period of the school's existence was Ralph Finlayson |
| Enrollment | c. 600 |
| Colors | Navy and Sky Blue |
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 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.