Perth High School is a six-year,
non-denominational comprehensive secondary school in
Perth
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, 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. It stands in extensive grounds occupying a position on a hill overlooking Oakbank Road and Viewlands Road West.
School building
The building consists of a complex centred on a four-storey main teaching block. The school gives particular emphasis to
environmental issues
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and the grounds contain a number of specialised environmental project areas. In 2019, the school's proposal for a new building went through, and construction will begin in 2023.
Notable former pupils
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Ann Gloag
Dame Ann Heron Gloag DBE (née Souter; born 10 December 1942) is a Scottish billionaire businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the international transport company Stagecoach Group.
According to The ''Sunday Times ...
, business woman and charity campaigner, the founder of
Stagecoach
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Liam Gordon, footballer
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Eve Graham
Eve Graham (born Evelyn May Beatson; 19 April 1943) is a Scottish singer who found fame in the early 1970s with the pop group, The New Seekers.
Biography
Graham began her career during the 1960s as a band singer with the Cyclones in Scotland a ...
, lead singer of The New Seekers
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Graham Phillips, journalist
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Rory Skinner
Rory Skinner (born 27 September 2001) is a championship winning British motorcycle racer from Perth, Scotland, who also works as a motorcycle mechanic. , motorcycle racer
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Jo Wilson, television presenter
References
External links
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Perth High School's page on Scottish Schools Online
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Secondary schools in Perth and Kinross
Schools in Perth, Scotland
1950 establishments in Scotland
Educational institutions established in 1950