Perth High School

Educational school in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Perth High School

The main building from the West side

Location

Perth

Perth and Kinross

Scotland

Coordinates| 56°23′33″N 3°28′06″W﻿ / ﻿56.3925°N 3.4683°W﻿ / 56.3925; -3.4683
Information
Type| Educational
Motto| Life More Abundant
Established| 1950
Headteacher| Martin Shaw (from 2021)
Number of students| 1423 (as of September 2018)[1]
Houses|  Kinfauns
Pitheavlis
Balmanno
Huntingtower
Elcho
Fingask
Colour(s)| Black, blue, yellow

Website| perthhigh.net

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 that 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. The original Perth High School building consists of a complex centred around a four-storey main teaching block, and stands in extensive grounds occupying a position on a hill overlooking Oakbank Road and Viewlands Road West. Demolition began on the old building in 2023, with a brand new, modern teaching facility on the site due for completion in 2025. The new facility will have a capacity for 1600 pupiles, and 140 teaching staff, and feature a 3G sports pitch, multi-use games area, and a cycle pump track.[2]

## Notable alumni

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See also: Category:People educated at Perth High School

* Elena Baltacha, tennis player[3]
* Sergei Baltacha, footballer
* Robin Brydone, curler[4]
* Mike Crockart, politician[5]
* Kevin Cuthbert, footballer
* Ann Gloag, business woman and charity campaigner, the founder of Stagecoach[6]
* Professor Beverley Glover, biologist[7]
* Liam Gordon, footballer[8]
* Anton Hodge, writer
* Colin McCredie, actor[9]
* Gareth Morrison, actor[10]
* Graham Phillips, journalist[11]
* Sally Reid, actor[12]
* Rory Skinner, motorcycle racer[13]
* Warwick Smith, curler
* Andrew Stewart, Lord Ericht, Senator of the College of Justice[14]
* Jo Wilson, television presenter[15]
* David Wotherspoon, footballer[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Schools and learning > Perth High School". www.pkc.gov.uk. Perth and Kinross Council. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
2. ^ "Work begins on new £80m Perth High School". 15 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. ^ Swindon, Peter (15 May 2014). "'Brightest colours' for Baltacha". Retrieved 29 January 2024 - via PressReader.
4. ^ Advertiser, Perthshire (8 November 2022). "Perth curlers celebrate impressive trophy triumph at Swiss Cup Basel". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
5. ^ "Scottish Lib Dems: Mike Crockart". 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
6. ^ Dailyrecord.co.uk (6 November 2009). "Ann Gloag, 1942-". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
7. ^ "Glover, Prof. Beverley Jane, (born 7 March 1972), Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution, University of Cambridge, since 2013; Director, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, since 2013; Fellow, Queens' College, Cambridge, since 1996". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2013. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U258642. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
8. ^ a b Nicolson, Eric (16 December 2022). "Liam Gordon and David Wotherspoon: 2 St Johnstone stars from Perth High School but skipper knows which was blue-eyed boy". The Courier. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
9. ^ Burdge, Richard (15 September 2016). "Perth actor enjoys trip back to where his career began". The Courier. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
10. ^ Chalmers, Robbie (29 June 2021). "Local actor to star in new sci-fi horror movie filmed across Perth and Kinross". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
11. ^ "YouTuber sanctioned over Russian 'propaganda'". BBC News. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
12. ^ Dailyrecord.co.uk (17 February 2012). "Perth-born actress Sally Reid looks forward to An Appointment with The Wicker Man". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
13. ^ MacKay, Peter (8 September 2020). "INTERVIEW: Perth motorcycle sensation Rory Skinner opens up on his stunning performances, the racing setbacks he's faced and his fight to reach the top". The Courier. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
14. ^ "Trustees". Lawscot Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
15. ^ Flett, Amie (23 January 2024). "Perth Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson returns to TV months after cancer diagnosis". The Courier. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Perth High School's page on Scottish Schools Online

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States