Liberton High School
School in Edinburgh, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
School in Edinburgh, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Address | |
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]
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