Drummond Community High School Explained

Drummond Community High School
Seal Image:Dchs-badge.jpg
Seal Size:150px
Motto:Nurturing Big Ambitions '
Established:1926
Type:State funded Community High School
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Rachel Robertson - Present
Address:41 Bellevue Place
Country:Scotland
Postcode:EH7 4BS
Enrolment:Around 400 school pupils and approximately 400 adult learners in evening[1]
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Claremont, Annandale, Bellevue
Colours: Maroon & Gold (badge)
Black & While (uniform)
School Ties: Blue (S1 - S4) & Black - (S5 - S6)
Free Label 1:Local authority
Free Label 2:Cluster
Free 2:Drummond Cluster (includes feeder schools: Abbeyhill Primary School, Broughton Primary School, Leith Walk Primary School, and from up to 20 non-district primary schools)
Website:http://www.drummondhigh.org/

Drummond Community High School (DCHS) is a non-denominational secondary school built originally in 1926 by John Alexander Carfrae which serves the area of north east Edinburgh. Drummond Community High School is on Bellevue Place and was originally known as Bellevue Junior Secondary School. The catchment area serves an area to the east of the city including the southern areas of Leith, Hillside, Abbeyhill, Broughton and Bellevue. In addition to the school roll of 352, the school provides places for over 400 adult day learners and approximately 400 adult learners.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 7 January 2014 . 2 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102235809/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx . dead .
  2. Web site: Isis Hainsworth – Former Student. Drummond Community High School. Maria. Rawluk. 6 April 2017. 21 March 2023.