Milne's High School is a secondary school in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland.
| Milne's High School | |
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 Milne's High School. | |
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West Street , , IV32 7DJ Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 57°36′35″N 3°6′1″W / 57.60972°N 3.10028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Alacriate Ac Studio (With speed and zeal) |
| Established | 1846 |
| Founder | Alexander Milne[1] |
| Local authority | The Moray Council |
| Head teacher | Jemma Playfair |
| Gender | Any |
| Age range | 11-18 |
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| Website | www |
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
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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 The building was superseded as the secondary school when the new Milne's High School was built, being completed in 1989.[3]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]
List of head teachers
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| Name | Term | Ref |
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| Alex Anderson | 1846–1849 | [7] |
| Patrick R. Smith | 1849–1852 | |
| William Ogilvie | 1852–1860 | |
| Robert Ogilvie | 1860–1868 | |
| Allen R. Andrew | 1868–1875 | |
| Alexander Lobban | 1875–1880 | |
| William Smith | 1880–1901 | |
| WM. Wishart | 1901–1932 | |
| George Thomson | 1932–1943 | |
| Henry Humble | 1943–1950 | |
| J.H. Sangster | 1950–1972 | |
| Alexander Glass | 1972–1977 | |
| Norman J. Horne | 1977–1985 | |
| Lindsay S.G. Matheson | 1985–1997 | |
| Gordon McPherson | 1997–2007 | |
| Carol Stuart | 2008–2012 | |
| Elizabeth Woods | 2013–2015 | |
| Patricia Cameron | 2015–2021 | |
| C. Boyle | 2021–2022 | |
| Jemma Playfair | 2022–present |
References
edit- ^ "Founder". Moray Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Senior Leadership Team". Milne's High School. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Milnes High School". Milnes High School - Moray Government. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Milne's High School Archives".
- ^ Robertson, John (27 October 2014). "Mass protest march to save Milne's High School". The Press and Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Moray Council school closure moratorium agreed". BBC News. 4 November 2014.
- ^ Milne's High School rectors plaque. Retrieved 20 May 2024
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