Inverness High School Explained

Inverness High School
Coordinates:57.476°N -4.236°W
Established:1878
Type:State comprehensive
Head Label:Rector
Head:John F. Rutter
Address:Montague Row
City:Dalneigh, Inverness
County:Highland
Country:Scotland
Postcode:IV3 5DZ
Local Authority:Highland
Enrolment:450
Website:Archive

Inverness High School is a secondary school on Montague Row in Inverness, Scotland.

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From a peak of over 1,600 pupils, the school's current roll is around 450. Its feeders are Central, Dalneigh, Bishop Eden's, St Joseph's and Merkinch Primary Schools. It is situated west of the river and west of Kenneth Street (A82).

In 2005, it became one of the first twenty eight schools in Scotland to be awarded Schools of Ambition status.[1]

The current Rector at Inverness High School is John Rutter, who succeeded Ritchie Cunningham who retired after 23 and a half years as Rector in April 2014. Cunningham held the title of longest serving Rector in the Highlands. Mr Rutter's two deputes are Ms. Fife and Mrs. Huggan.

History

After occupying various sites around the city, it moved to its current location, in Dalneigh, in 1937. At that time, it was renamed the Technical High School and specialised in providing vocational courses. It kept this name until 1959 when it adopted its current name. In 2008 there was a temporary closure when a fire started in the Assembly Hall. Luckily, it was a night time and during the Annual October break.

Notable former pupils

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inverness High. Learning and Teaching Scotland. 17 October 2009.