Perth High School
| Perth High School | |
|---|---|
) Perth High School is a four-storey building | |
| Location | |
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| , Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56°23′33″N 3°28′06″W / 56.3925°N 3.4683°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Educational |
| Motto | Life More Abundant |
| Established | 1950 |
| Headteacher | Thirza Pupillo |
| Number of students | 1423 (as of September 2018) [1] |
| Colour(s) | Black, Yellow and Blue[2] |
| Website | perthhigh |
Perth High School is a six-year, non-denominational comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. Established in 1950 at Gowans Terrace in a post-war prefabricated structure of a type which had not previously been used for any large school in Scotland. The school relocated to its present location in 1971, two years after the opening in 1969 of the adjacent Oakbank Primary School. It stands in extensive grounds occupying a position on a hill overlooking Oakbank Road and Viewlands Road West.
School building
The building consists of a complex centred on a four-storey main teaching block. The school gives particular emphasis to environmental issues and the grounds contain a number of specialised environmental project areas. A climbing wall has also been built which pupils have access to at lunchtimes and after school.
There are five houses; Kinfauns, Huntingtower, Elcho, Balmanno, and Pitheavlis.
Notable pupils
- Sergei Baltacha, Jr., footballer
- Colin McCredie, actor
- Ann Gloag, business woman and charity campaigner, the founder of Stagecoach
- David Wotherspoon, footballer
- Eve Graham, lead singer of The New Seekers
- Jo Wilson, television presenter
- Rory Skinner, motorcycle racer
References
- ^ "Schools and learning > Perth High School". www.pkc.gov.uk. Perth and Kinross Council. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ http://www.aitken-niven.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p-94095-PERTH_HIGH_SCHOOL_TIE.jpg