 The school also accepts a number of placing requests from other parts in the town.The building opened in 1966 with the intention of accommodating all of the pupils of the town who were seeking to do "Higher" level examinations.Prior to this older pupils living in Glenrothes had to attend schools in neighbouring towns to continue their highers as the earlier secondary schools in the new town, Glenwood and Auchmuty, only provided for pupils at a junior secondary level.