John Wilson, director of education at East Renfrewshire Council since 2002, oversaw an increase in the number of pupils getting five or more Higher passes to 32 from 20 per cent.
Schools across the authority have consistently delivered strong results under his tenure but Mr Wilson also ran into opposition from parents, other councils and the Scottish government over catchment areas and Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).
Councillor Elaine Green, convener for education and equalities, said his retirement would be “a tremendous loss” to East Renfrewshire’s education service: “John has worked in education across Scotland for almost 40 years and he and his team have delivered some outstanding results for our young people. John can quite rightly be proud of his successes.”
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