Craigmount High School

For the former private school, see Craigmount School.

School in Edinburgh, Scotland

Craigmount High School

Address

Craigs Road

Edinburgh

EH12 8NH

Scotland

Information
Motto| "Trust, Purpose, Aspiration, Awareness, Drive"
Established| 1970
Local authority| City of Edinburgh Council
Enrollment| 1268[1]
Website| http://www.craigmount.edin.sch.uk/

Craigmount High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland with 1,269 pupils located in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated between Corstorphine, East Craigs and Drumbrae and it moved into new premises at the beginning of the 2003 academic year.[citation needed] In April 2016, the new building was closed down by Edinburgh Council due to safety concerns; measures were put in place to continue classes in other premises. The new building reopened as of August 2016 when the building met the minimum safety standards.

## History

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The first school photographed in 1981

The first school premises were built in 1970 on the site of a farm to provide accommodation for increasing numbers of pupils from new housing developments.

When the Scotland Japanese School (スコットランド日本語補習授業校 Sukottorando Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese school, opened in 1982, classes were originally held at Craigmount High School.[2][3] The school classes were moved to Livingston in April 2003.[2]

Craigmount has a long tradition of fielding strong debating teams including winning the Donald Dewar Debating Tournament several times in the early 2010s. In 2020 Craigmount pupil Freddy Simonet-Lefevre was part of the Scotland team in the World Debating Championships.

Craigmount’s team were finalists in the 2020 Future Asset Competition [4]

## New building

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By the late-1990s the school was catering for more pupils than it was designed for, and the low-quality fabric of the building was deteriorating. In 2003, work began on the new building under a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) scheme which involved selling the existing building and the upper sports pitches to a property developer. The new building was built on the site of the old playing fields. Work was completed on schedule, and staff and pupils moved into the school in August 2003.[citation needed]

In April 2016 the school building was closed[5] by Edinburgh City Council as building work carried out under a Public-Private Partnership had been classed as unsafe. School classes were subsequently moved to several other premises across Edinburgh. Seventeen other schools in the Edinburgh area were similarly affected. Classes eventually resumed in the building at the start of the 2016/2017 academic year.

## Headteachers

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* Colin Meikle (2020-present)
* Tony O 'Doherty [Acting] (2020)
* Tom Rae - (2015–2020)
* John J. Campbell - (2006–2014)
* John Fraser - (1999-2005)
* Andrew Bruce - (1993–1999)
* William Trotter - (1970–1993)

## Notable alumni

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See also: Category:People educated at Craigmount High School

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (August 2022)

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* David Addison-Smith – cricketer
* Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh \- politician[6]
* Tam Dean Burn \- Scottish actor
* Michael Stewart \- professional footballer, played for Manchester United, Hearts, Hibernian and Charlton Athletic
* Gordon Marshall \- professional footballer, played for Falkirk, Celtic, Kilmarnock and Motherwell
* Scott Marshall \- professional footballer, played for Arsenal, Southampton and Brentford
* Peter Murrell \- CEO of the SNP
* Louise Welsh \- writer, novels include The Cutting Room and The Bullet Trick.
* Brad McKay \- professional footballer, currently playing for Falkirk.

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ a b "概要" (Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine). The Scotland Japanese School. Retrieved on 15 February 2015. "1982年5月 三菱電機、日本電気、ダイワスポーツが中心となり、SDA（現在のSDI、スコットランド国際開発庁）の協力を得て、エジンバラ市のGraigmount [sic] High Schoolの教室を借り、生徒数11名、教師3名の複合3クラスでスタートし、その後2003年4月 に上記の所在地に移転、現在に至っています。"
3. ^ "欧州の補習授業校一覧" (). MEXT. 2 January 2003. Retrieved on 7 April 2015. "（学校所在地 CRAIGMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL CRAIGS ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH12 8NH U.K."
4. ^ "Competition| Future Asset | High school girls and the world of investment".
5. ^ "Edinburgh council had 'no option' over schools closure". BBC News. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
6. ^ "Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs". HeraldScotland.

## External links

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* Official website
* Craigmount Environmental Group (Greenmount)
* School page on Scottish Schools Online
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