Buckhaven High School

56°10′59″N 3°02′17″W / 56.183°N 3.038°W / 56.183; -3.038

Buckhaven High School
Location
Buckhaven , Fife Scotland
Information
Type	Secondary
Motto	Perseverando (Persevere)[1]
Established	1860s
Closed	June 2016
Rector	Grant Whytock (Final)
Number of students	1,226
Houses	Balgonie Macduff Lundin Wemyss

Buckhaven High School was a six-year co-educational non-denominational comprehensive school in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. In the past, Buckhaven was Levenmouth's high school for pupils who passed their qualifying exam. The school's motto was Perseverando.

The school's origins dated back to the 1860s and for many years it occupied a site in College Street, Buckhaven. The most recent building was in use from 1957 until 2016, and in 1976 an extension was completed. The catchments for the school were Buckhaven Primary, Methilhill Primary, East Wemyss Primary, Coaltown of Wemyss Primary, Parkhill Primary, Kirkton of Largo Primary and Kennoway Primary. They also received pupils from out with the catchments who submitted placing requests.