Currie High School Explained

Currie Community High School
Motto:Labore et honore
Established:1966
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Jennifer Hutchison[1]
Address:Dolphin Avenue
City:Edinburgh
Country:Scotland
Postcode:EH14 5RD
Enrolment:727[2]
Lower Age:11yrs
Upper Age:18yrs
Houses:Hermiston, Kinleith and Lennox
Colours:
Red, Blue and Green
Website:http://curriehighschool.co.uk/

Currie Community High School is a six-year comprehensive school serving the south-west of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school roll currently stands at 727 of whom 20% attend as a result of parental placing requests. The school's feeder primary schools are Currie Primary School, Nether Currie Primary School and Juniper Green Primary School. Several Labour Party politicians have made visits, including former First Minister Henry McLeish, also more recently First Minister Jack McConnell, Sarah Boyack and David Miliband. It has also been visited by William Hague and Malcolm Rifkind.

The school is a Community High School, offering classes, activities and events to the local community.

History

The present building opened in 1966 and was extensively refurbished between 1996 – 1998.

Notable alumni

Headteachers

External links

References

  1. Web site: HT Video Messages. 26 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 3 January 2014 . 2 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102235809/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx . dead .
  3. News: Kathleen Jamie: a life in writing. Crown. Sarah. 2012-04-06. The Guardian. 2018-06-23. en.
  4. Web site: CURRICULUM VITAE: ANDREW J. OSWALD. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624010610/http://www.andrewoswald.com/docs/cvOswaldJanuary2018.pdf . dead . 24 June 2018 . Andrew Oswald . Andrew J. Oswald . 23 June 2018 .

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