House System
The pupils of Kirkcaldy High School are organised into four different houses. Originally the House system was named after areas of Kirkcaldy - Balwearie, Raith, Ravenscraig & St. Serfs. Now the houses are named after famous persons of the town.
- Oswald - Named after an old Kirkcaldy family, at one time associated with the Dunnikier estate, on which the school is now sited.
- Beveridge - Named after Sir Michael Beveridge, a local businessman and linoleum magnate who donated a park and library to the town.
- Adam Smith - Named after the famous economist who wrote "The Wealth of Nations" and attended the school in the eighteenth century.
- Carlyle - Named after the famous writer Thomas Carlyle who famously wrote "The French Revolution, A History" and taught at the school between 1816 and 1818.
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