In 2002, the school was awarded with the National Curriculum award. Notable former pupils Stuart Adamson; musician with the Skids (band) and Big Country Eric Archibald: footballer with Cowdenbeath F.C. Jim Baxter; footballer with Raith Rovers F.C., Rangers F.C and Scotland FC Sir James Whyte Black; winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1988 for his work leading to the discovery of propranolol and cimetidine Scott Brown; Hibernian F.C., Celtic F.C. and Scotland FC midfielder Archie Campbell; Rangers F.C., Cowdenbeath F.C., Morton F.C., Dumbarton F.C. and Clyde F.C. forward Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford; politician Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge; politician Jim Leishman; footballer with Dunfermline F.C., Cowdenbeath F.C. and football manager William McLaren; artist and illustrator Iain Paxton; Scotland national rugby union team and British & Irish Lions rugby international Andrew Polhill; Mr Universe 2012 Sir Ian James Rankin; Scottish crime writer Current building The current building stands on three floors, separated into three blocks, joined together at the back of the school. Houses Beath High School has four houses, each named after the lochs In Scotland. Each house has House Captains, made up from pupils across S1-S6. Katrine Lomond Ness Rannoch Previous House Names were Oakfield Cantsdam Fordel Mosside Beath (senior) high school used to have 4 houses named: Glencraig Kirkford Lindsay Aitken References External links School info page Beath High School's page on Scottish Schools Online Educational institutions established in 1910 Secondary schools in Fife 1910 establishments in Scotland Cowdenbeath