Liberton High School
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. School has had certain great achievements in sports, such as the undefeated girls hockey XI in 1970–71.
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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. 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. Construction began in 2023 and was scheduled to be completed in 2026.
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Key facts
• Name — Liberton High School • Established — 14 May 1959 • Head Label — Headteacher • Head — Alison Humphreys • Address — Gilmerton Road • City — Edinburgh • Country — Scotland • Postal Code — EH17 7PT • Urn — 5533430 • Enrolment — 846 • Gender — Coeducational • Lower Age — 11 • Upper Age — 18 • Houses — Forth, Dee & Tay • Colours — blue green Blue, green and red • Website — https: libertonhighschool.org/
Headteachers
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 (2023–Present)
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Eamonn Bannon, retired footballer • Eric Faulkner, member of The Bay City Rollers • Paul Grant, footballer • Bruce Hay, rugby union player (Member of British Lions) • David Martin, MEP • David Paton, musician • Iain Stirling, TV personality • Allan Wells, Olympic sprint champion, Moscow 1980
Notable staff
Notable staff
• Roy Williamson, Scottish folk singer; member of The Corries; art teacher at the school
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- 1.Pupil, 12, dies after wall collapses at Liberton High School. BBC News. 1 April 2014.
- 2.Liberton High to be completely replaced after collapsing wall killed pupil. Edinburgh Live. 18 December 2020.
- 3.Neil Johnstone. Edinburgh schools: Construction begins on Liberton High School set to open in 2026. Edinburgh Evening News. 30 October 2023.
- 4.Liberton High School from The Gazetteer for Scotland. www.scottish-places.info.
- 5.hibernianfc.co.uk. Paul Grant.
- 6.Rugby pays tribute to Bruce Hay. BBC News. 2007-10-01.
- 7.BBC Political Research Unit and Vacher's Publications. BBC-Vacher's Biographical Guide 1996. 6–21. 1996. 0951520857.
- 8.True story of man behind The Corries - Senscot. senscot.net. 17 May 2011.
- 9.Edinburgh Council School Roll.
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