Boroughmuir High School Explained

Boroughmuir High School
Motto:Justus et Tenax
(Latin: "Just and Tenacious")
Established:1904
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:David Dempster
Address:111 Viewforth
Country:Scotland

}Boroughmuir High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Buildings

It was founded in 1904, and located at 22–24 Warrender Park Crescent, overlooking Bruntsfield Links, in a building designed by John Alexander Carfrae,[1] and remembered by Muriel Spark as 'the school on the links'.[2] Built as Boroughmuir School, the building became James Gillespies in 1913 when the new Boroughmuir on Viewforth was opened. After the new Gillespie's was opened, the building became Boroughmuir again as the 'Junior School' housing first and second years. The building on the links is now University of Edinburgh student residences.[3]

The school moved to a site at 26 Viewforth, also designed by Carfrae, from 1913 to 2018.[4] Built as a ‘higher grade’ school, the building was designed to accommodate over 1200 pupils in 40 classrooms. It was a large '8 block' centred around two quads (with a gymnasium at the lower ground floor), the perimeter corridor and surrounding classrooms had large tripartite windows and corridor windows facing the 'quad'. Additional wings, dining halls, glazed roofs and mezzanine floors were added later as the school struggled for space[5] The school also used nearby St Oswalds Hall as an annex.[6]

In June 2018, the school moved to the new building at 111 Viewforth in Fountainbridge on the site of a demolished brewery.[7] [8] The new building was named the Building of the Year by Edinburgh Architectural Association,[9] and also won the RIAS Award 2018 and RIBA Award for Scotland.[10]

Catchment area

Its catchment area is in the south side of the city, and includes Bruntsfield, Buckstone, and South Morningside Primary Schools.

Achievements

In 2011, Boroughmuir's exam results were the fourth best state school results in Scotland.[11] Boroughmuir High School was also awarded the high achievement of State School of the Year in 2012 and 2018 by the Sunday Times Newspaper.[12] [13]

History

The school was opened by the Secretary of State for Scotland, Thomas McKinnon Wood in 1914. At the ceremony, the Secretary of State was heckled by a member of the Women's Suffrage Movement, according to reports "an elderly lady seized the opportunity and made her way to the front of the audience, producing a small bag of flour from her muff and, as she threw it on Mr McKinnon Wood, she asked “Why do you torture women?” (Evening News 19 January 1914).[14]

Lewis Romanis served as headteacher for 16 years from 1967 to 1982.[15] He was succeeded by T.W. Dalgleish who headed the school until 2000.

The new school building was opened by Minister for Higher and Further Education and Science, Shirley-Anne Somerville[16] accompanied by Councillor Adam McVey, Leader of the City of Edinburgh Council[17]

War memorial

Three volumes of the Boroughmuir High School Magazine including the Roll of Honour names of pupils who served and died in WW1 were digitised as part of the University of Oxford 'lest we forget' project in 2018 and can be viewed online [18]

Notable alumni

Former teachers

External links

Notes and References

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  2. 1991-03-18. The Teacher Who Inspired "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". 2021-09-19. The New Yorker. en-US.
  3. Web site: University of Edinburgh, Former Boroughmuir School, 22-24 Warrender Park Crescent, Including Boundary Wall, Railings and Gatepiers, Edinburgh (LB27968). 2021-09-26. portal.historicenvironment.scot.
  4. Web site: Edinburgh, 26 Viewforth, Boroughmuir High School. Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. 15 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Edinburgh, 26 Viewforth, Boroughmuir High School Canmore. 2021-09-26. canmore.org.uk. en.
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  8. News: 2011-11-10 . Boroughmuir High School set for old brewery site . en-GB . BBC News . 2021-09-19 . "The new Boroughmuir High School may be built on the old Scottish and Newcastle Brewery site at Fountainbridge after the seller accepted a council bid.".
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  13. Web site: Whole School Awards / Accolades Boroughmuir High School. 2020-08-28. en-GB.
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  16. Web site: Stephen. Phyllis. 2018-06-13. Boroughmuir High School opened by Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville. 2021-10-25. The Edinburgh Reporter. en-US.
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