Liberton High School
| Liberton High School | |
|---|---|
 Liberton High School 1981 | |
| Address | |
 | |
Gilmerton Road Edinburgh , EH17 7PT Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Established | 14 May 1959 |
| Acting Headteacher | Alison Humphreys |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 846[1] |
| Houses | Forth, Dee & Tay |
| Colour(s) | Blue, green and red |
| Website | http://www.liberton.edin.sch.uk/ |
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 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
- Rab Kilgour, retired football player
Notable staff
- Roy Williamson, Scottish folk singer; member of The Corries; art teacher at the school[6]
External links
References
- ^ "Edinburgh Council School Roll".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
