Holy Rood High School is a
Roman Catholic secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
situated on the edge of
Holyrood Park, near
Arthur's Seat beside
Duddingston Village, in
Edinburgh. It is about half a mile a way from
Castlebrae Community High School
Castlebrae Community High School is a secondary school in the neighbourhood of Niddrie, Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlot ...
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Headteacher and senior leadership team
The headteacher is Joan Daly. She is assisted by depute headteachers Chris Moore, Martin Connelly, Fiona Forbes and business manager Derek Ferguson.
History
The original Holy Rood RC High School was opened in 1971,
when it replaced St Anthony's Secondary School.
The current school building was officially opened in September 2009 with the original 1970s build being demolished.
Admissions
The school has a current pupil roll of approximately 1050 pupils and 80 teaching staff.
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External links
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HMIE Inspectio
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Catholic secondary schools in Edinburgh
1971 establishments in Scotland
Educational institutions established in 1971