Firrhill High School
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| Firrhill High School | |
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9 Oxgangs Road North Edinburgh , EH14 1DP Scotland | |
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| Type | State Secondary |
| Motto | Air carraig |
| Established | 1960 |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh Council |
| Department for Education URN | 5532639 Tables |
| Head teacher | Graham Hamilton |
| Staff | 121 approx |
| Enrolment | 1331 approx[1] |
| Grades | S1 to S6 |
| Website | http://firrhillhigh.org/ |
Firrhill High School is a secondary school located in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was established in 1960, and was officially opened by the city's lord provost. The school has around 1123 pupils and a teaching staff roll of around 121.[1] The school serves areas such as: Oxgangs, Colinton Mains, Colinton Village, Bonaly, Fairmilehead, Buckstone, Craiglockhart and Longstone.[2]
In 2001, the school underwent drastic refurbishing work, with several run-down buildings dating from the 1960s being either refurbished or demolished with new buildings built in their place. Work was completed in mid-2005,[3] and the school was refurbished by a private finance initiative.
The current headteacher is Graham Hamilton.[4]
Notable alumni and teachers
- Robbie Foy, formerly of Liverpool F.C. and Scunthorpe United FC, is a former pupil of the school. Foy, Sives and Vita represented Scotland Schoolboys in 2000 and 2001[5] respectively whilst at the school[6] and all three played in the Victory Shield.
- The Scottish actress and comedian Elaine C. Smith was a drama teacher at the school in the early-1980s.[7]
- The pianist and composer Stuart Mitchell who discovered the musical symbols in Rosslyn Chapel and has been celebrated in the Classic FM Hall of Fame for 15 years was a former pupil at Firrhill High School.[8]
- Margot Wells, the elite athletics coach, and the wife of 100-metre gold medallist Allan Wells, taught physical education at Firrhill in the late 1970s.
- Dougie Fife, a pupil at Firrhill in the 2000s is a rugby union player with over 120 appearances for Edinburgh Rugby and represented Scotland in under 20s, 7s and national team. Dougie currently plays in the US Major League Rugby competition.
- Jennifer Dodds, a pupil from 2003-2009 is a Team GB curler who won a gold metal in the Women's Team Curling at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
