Preston Lodge High School is a six-year non-denominational school located in

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, Scotland. It serves students from Prestonpans,

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Longniddry Longniddry ( sco, Langniddry, gd, Nuadh-Treabh Fada)
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and the surrounding areas.

Primary Schools

A student goes to Preston Lodge High School when they pass Primary School. The Primary Schools that contribute to Preston Lodge are Preston Tower Primary School, (Formerly Prestonpans Primary School,) St Gabriel's RC Primary School, Longniddry Primary School, and Cockenzie Primary School.

House system

Every pupil who goes to Preston Lodge High School is sorted into one of three houses. Everyone is sorted into a random house (unless they have an older sibling(s) already assigned to a house, in which case they are sorted into the same one): * Gosford - Which hosts the Gosford Estate. * Seton - Which hosts the Seton Fishing Harbour. * Grange - Which hosts the Prestongrange Mines.

Notable events

The original school situated on Preston Road (the site of the current Preston Tower Primary School) burnt down in January 1967. A new school was built at Park View and formally opened on the 14th of November 1969 by the late John P Macintosh MA, D. The building was modernized in 2006.

Notable former pupils

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External links

www.prestonlodge.net Official Website

Preston Lodge High School's page on Scottish Schools Online

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumni_of_Preston_Lodge_High_School Secondary schools in East Lothian 1924 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1924 Prestonpans {{Scotland-school-stub