Milne's High School

Milne's High School is a secondary school in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland.

Milne's High School
Milne's Primary School.
Address
West Street

Fochabers
,
Moray
,
IV32 7DJ

Scotland
Coordinates57°36′35″N 3°6′1″W
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoAlacriate Ac Studio
(With speed and zeal)
Established1846
FounderAlexander Milne[1]
Local authorityThe Moray Council
Head teacherJemma Playfair
GenderAny
Age range11-18
Houses
  • Spey 1
  • Spey 2
  • Tynet 1
  • Tynet 2
  • Inchberry
Websitewww.milneshighschool.org.uk

The school's feeder primaries are Milne's Primary School, Lhanbryde Primary School and Mosstodloch Primary School. The school is divided into four houses: Spey 1, Spey 2, Tynet 1, Tynet 2 and Inchberry. The current head teacher is Jemma Playfair.[2]

History

Milnes High School was bequeathed by entrepreneur Alexander Milne and was built in 1846 to a design by Thomas Mackenzie. The building was superseded as the secondary school when the new Milne's High School was built, being completed in 1989.[3]

In 2014, an education review suggested that Milne's be closed and its pupils attend neighbouring schools.[4] This suggestion was responded to poorly by the local residents, and many locals primarily from Fochabers and Mosstodloch showed up in protest to prevent the decision for the school's closure to be made. The protests were joined by then Member of Parliament for Moray Angus Robertson.[5] A final decision was made in November 2014 guaranteeing it would be kept open.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 - 2022) the school faced multiple head teacher changes[7] including Trish Cameron to C Boyle and C Boyle to Jemma Playfair in 2022.

References
  1. "Founder". Moray Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "Senior Leadership Team". Milne's High School. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. "Milnes High School". Milnes High School - Moray Government. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. "Milne's High School Archives".
  5. Robertson, John (27 October 2014). "Mass protest march to save Milne's High School". The Press and Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. "Moray Council school closure moratorium agreed". BBC News. 4 November 2014.
  7. "Head teacher changes". Milne's High School staff changes. Retrieved 11 September 2022.


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