The area also has a 'college school', Jordanhill School, situated next to the Jordanhill College campus, which is directly funded by the Scottish Government because it was a demonstrator school for the former Jordanhill College of Education, now part of the University of Strathclyde. This school has recently undergone major development work including new science labs in a new building, and sports facilities. Despite the fact that it is within the local authority's education provision, so many local parents wish their children to attend Jordanhill that there is a waiting list, with names being posted from a very early age. Well-performing children may also get referrals from their primary school teachers to help them.