| Liberton High School | |
|---|---|
 Liberton High School 1981 | |
| Address | |
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Gilmerton Road Edinburgh , EH17 7PT Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Established | 14 May 1959 |
| Headteacher | Alison Humphreys |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 846[1] |
| Houses | Forth, Dee & Tay |
| Colour(s) | Blue, green and red |
| Website | https://libertonhighschool.org/ |
Liberton High School is a secondary school in Liberton, in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is located on Gilmerton Road. The school roll for the 2022–23 academic year was 846.
Liberton High School has had certain great achievements in sports, such as the undefeated girls hockey XI in 1970-71.
In football, they were the first Edinburgh school to win the Scottish Schools Secondary Shield, in 1966.
On 1 April 2014, a 12-year-old girl was killed when a wall collapsed in one of the school Physical Education department's changing rooms.[2]
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, announced in December 2020 (as part of a £80M education investment) that Liberton High School would be entirely rebuilt.[3] Construction began in 2023 and was scheduled to be completed in 2026.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Liberton High to be completely replaced after collapsing wall killed pupil". Edinburgh Live. 18 December 2020.
- ^ Neil Johnstone (30 October 2023). "Edinburgh schools: Construction begins on Liberton High School set to open in 2026". Edinburgh Evening News.