Currie High School
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| Motto | Labore et honore |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Doreen McKinnon |
| Depute Headteacher | Percy Farren, Rob Greenaway, Alan McKinney & Leslie Muir |
| Location |
Dolphin Avenue Edinburgh EH14 5RD Scotland |
| Students | 776[1] |
| Website | Currie Community High School |
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 776 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.
Headteacher
The Headteacher is currently Doreen McKinnon who was appointed over K Paton on 1 April 2014. She is assisted by her deputy headteachers Percy Farren, Clive Walton and Alan McKinney.[2]
History
The present building opened in 1966 and was extensively refurbished between 1996 – 1998.
Notable former pupils
- Stephen Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes
- Kate Green, Labour MP
- Andrew Oswald, Professor of Economics, University of Warwick[3]
- Matt Scott, rugby player, multiple caps for Scotland
- Andrew Oldcorn, professional golfer
- Kathleen Jamie, writer, poet. Professor at Stirling University.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx
- ↑ "Currie Community High School".
- ↑ "CURRICULUM VITAE: ANDREW J. OSWALD" (PDF). Andrew Oswald. Andrew J. Oswald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ↑ Crown, Sarah (2012-04-06). "Kathleen Jamie: a life in writing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
Coordinates: 55°53′46″N 3°19′7″W / 55.89611°N 3.31861°W