Liberton High School
Liberton High School is a secondary school in Liberton, in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is located on Gilmerton Road. The school roll for the 2014–15 academic year was 610.
Liberton High School | |
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![]() Liberton High School 1981 | |
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Gilmerton Road Edinburgh , EH17 7PT Scotland | |
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Established | 14 May 1959 |
Acting Headteacher | Alison Humphreys |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 610[1] |
Houses | Forth, Dee & Tay |
Colour(s) | Blue, green and red |
Website | http://www.liberton.edin.sch.uk/ |
Liberton High School has had certain great achievements in sports, such as the undefeated girls hockey XI in 1970-71.
In football, they were the first Edinburgh school to win the Scottish Schools Secondary Shield, in 1966.
On 1 April 2014, a 12-year-old girl was killed when a wall collapsed in one of the school Physical Education department's changing rooms.[2]
It was announced in December 2020 as part of a £80M funding in education that was announced by John Swinney as Deputy First Minister of Scotland that Liberton High School would be rebuilt to replace the original school.[3]
Headteachers
- John Jack (1959–1968)
- Henry Phillip (1968–1985)
- Joe Vettese (1985–1995)
- Gwen Kinghorn (1995–2005)
- Donald J. Macdonald (2005–2012)
- Stephen Kelly (2012–2022)
- Rob Greenaway (Acting Headteacher) (2022–2023)
- Alison Humphreys (Acting Headteacher) (2023–Present)
Notable alumni
- Eamonn Bannon, retired footballer[4]
- Eric Faulkner, member of The Bay City Rollers
- Bruce Hay, rugby union player (Member of British Lions)[5]
- David Martin, MEP
- David Paton, musician
- Iain Stirling, TV personality[4]
- Allan Wells, Olympic sprint champion, Moscow 1980[4]
- Bobby Ford (Scottish footballer), retired footballer
- Murray McDermott, retired footballer
Notable staff
- Roy Williamson, Scottish folk singer; member of The Corries; art teacher at the school[6]
External links
References
- "Liberton High School handbook 2014–15 session" (PDF).
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-26834110 BBC report
- "Liberton High to be completely replaced after collapsing wall killed pupil". 18 December 2020.
- "Liberton High School from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "Rugby pays tribute to Bruce Hay". 1 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
He was born on 23 May 1950 in Edinburgh and was educated at Liberton High School before embarking on a career as a mining engineer and, latterly, as a sales representative.
- "True story of man behind The Corries - Senscot". senscot.net. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.