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 2022–23 academic year was 846.
| Liberton High School | |
|---|---|
 Liberton High School 1981 | |
| Address | |
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Gilmerton Road Edinburgh , EH17 7PT Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Established | 14 May 1959 |
| Headteacher | Alison Humphreys |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 846[1] |
| Houses | Forth, Dee & Tay |
| Colour(s) | Blue, green and red |
| Website | https://libertonhighschool.org/ |
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]
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, announced in December 2020 (as part of a £80M education investment) that Liberton High School would be entirely rebuilt.[3] Construction began in 2023 and was scheduled to be completed in 2026.[4]
Headteachers
edit- 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 (2023–Present)
Notable alumni
edit- Eamonn Bannon, retired footballer[5]
- Eric Faulkner, member of The Bay City Rollers
- Bruce Hay, rugby union player (Member of British Lions)[6]
- David Martin, MEP
- David Paton, musician
- Iain Stirling, TV personality[5]
- Allan Wells, Olympic sprint champion, Moscow 1980[5]
- Bobby Ford (Scottish footballer), retired footballer
Notable staff
edit- Roy Williamson, Scottish folk singer; member of The Corries; art teacher at the school[7]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Edinburgh Council School Roll".
- ^ Pupil, 12, dies after wall collapses at Liberton High School, BBC News, 1 April 2014
- ^ "Liberton High to be completely replaced after collapsing wall killed pupil". Edinburgh Live. 18 December 2020.
- ^ Neil Johnstone (30 October 2023). "Edinburgh schools: Construction begins on Liberton High School set to open in 2026". Edinburgh Evening News.
- ^ a b c "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.