Perth High School

Perth High School
The main building from the West side
Location
Perth , Perth and Kinross Scotland
Coordinates	56.3925°N 3.4683°W / 56.3925; -3.4683
Information
Type	Educational
Motto	Life More Abundant
Established	1950
Headteacher	Martin Shaw (from 2021)
Number of students	1423 (as of September 2018)
Colour(s)	Black, blue, yellow
Website	perthhigh.net

Perth High School is a six-year, non-denominational comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. Established in 1950 at Gowans Terrace in a post-war prefabricated structure of a type that had not previously been used for any large school in Scotland. The school relocated to its present location in 1971, two years after the opening in 1969 of the adjacent Oakbank Primary School. It stands in extensive grounds occupying a position on a hill overlooking Oakbank Road and Viewlands Road West.

School building

The building consists of a complex centred on a four-storey main teaching block. The school gives particular emphasis to environmental issues and the grounds contain a number of specialised environmental project areas. In 2019, the school's proposal for a new building went through, and construction began in 2023.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Perth High School

• Ann Gloag, business woman and charity campaigner, the founder of Stagecoach
• Professor Beverley Glover, biologist
• Liam Gordon, footballer
• Eve Graham, lead singer of The New Seekers
• Anton Hodge, writer
• Colin McCredie, actor
• Gareth Morrison, actor
• Graham Phillips, journalist
• Sally Reid, actor
• Rory Skinner, motorcycle racer
• Warwick Smith, curler
• Andrew Stewart, Lord Ericht, Senator of the College of Justice
• Jo Wilson, television presenter
• David Wotherspoon, footballer

External links

• Official website
• Perth High School's page on Scottish Schools Online