Boroughmuir High School
| Motto |
Justus et Tenax (Latin: "Just and Tenacious") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1904 |
| Headteacher | David Dempster |
| Location |
26 Viewforth Edinburgh EH10 4LR Scotland |
| Staff | 80 |
| Students | 1140[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Westhall, Hartington, Viewforth, Leamington |
| Colours | Green, navy and black |
| Publication | The Crest Newspaper |
| Website | boroughmuir.edin.sch.uk |
Boroughmuir High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1904, and located at 22–24 Warrender Park Crescent, overlooking Bruntsfield Links, in a building designed by John Alexander Carfrae.[2] The school moved to its current site at 26 Viewforth, also designed by Carfrae, in 1913.[3]
Its catchment area is in the south side of the city, and includes Bruntsfield, Buckstone, and South Morningside Primary Schools. In 2011 Boroughmuir's exam results were the fourth best state school results in Scotland.[4]
David Dempster is Head Teacher.
"Vassals of the Muir" is the official Boroughmuir school song.[5]
Sport
Boroughmuir High School acquired the team Boroughmuir RFC in 1913, which is based at the Meggetland Sports Complex, as well as operating U15 (Under 15s) and U18 clubs as after-school activities.
Houses
Each pupil is assigned to a house named after streets surrounding the school – Leamington (yellow), Viewforth (green), Hartington (blue), Westhall (Red) and Montpelier. (Purple). The houses Bruntsfield and Montpelier were removed by David Dempster in 2013 and their remaining members were distributed among the remaining houses. Montpelier was recreated in 2018 to cope with an influx of new pupils.
New school building
A new building for Boroughmuir High School was proposed to the Edinburgh City Council on 11 January 2013. It opened in 2018.[6] The site for this new building is near the current site.[7]
Notable alumni
- Angus Beith, footballer currently playing for Hearts[8]
- Annette Crosbie, actress[9]
- Dale Carrick, footballer who currently plays for Airdrieonians F.C.[10]
- Willie Duff, footballer
- William Geissler, artist
- Christine Grahame, Scottish politician, Scottish National Party[11]
- Peter Hoffmann, author, athlete, fencer
- William Matheson (Gaelic scholar) (1910-1995), Scottish Gaelic scholar, and ordained minister of the Church of Scotland[12]
- Scott Robinson, footballer who currently plays for East Fife[13]
- Sarah Smith, journalist (Channel 4 News)[14]
- Robin M Hochstrasser, a Benjamin Franklin Medal Award winning[15] scientist for his work on molecular spectroscopy.[16]
- Tom Palmer (rugby union), England national rugby union team player
- Fraser Watts (cricketer)
- Richard Henderson (biologist), Chemistry Nobel prize winner
- Young Fathers members Alloysius Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole
References
- ↑ "Boroughmuir High School Informational Page from Scottish Schools Online". Scottish Schools Online. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 22–24 Warrender Park Crescent, Boroughmuir School". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 26 Viewforth, Boroughmuir High School". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "School Exam Performance 2011". heraldscotland.com.
- ↑ "Vassals of the Muir". Boroughmuir FPA.
- ↑ "Proposal of a New Borughmuir High School – Important Dates". Edinburgh City Council Planning and Building Standards Online Services. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Proposal of a new Borough High School – Location" (PDF). Edinburgh City Council. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Scotland Under-19 coach watching Hearts' starlets". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "I didn't deserve OBE; Scots actress Annette Crosbie didn't think she'd worked hard enough for a gong. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ↑ http://www.boroughmuir.edin.sch.uk/information/news/.../winter_2010 | date=2010-02-13 |accessdate=2013-01-23
- ↑ "Personal Information". www.scottish.parliament.uk. 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ↑ "William Matheson". The Herald. 2 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ Published on Thursday 1 May 2008 10:16 (2008-05-01). "Hearts youngster Scott knows his work is only just beginning – Sport". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ↑ http://business.scotsman.com/thescotsmanmediapages/I-am-where-I-am.3284470.jp
- ↑ "Franklin Laureate Database". Website. Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ "Obituary: Robin M Hochstrasser". The Scotsman. scotsman.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
External links
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