Boroughmuir High School

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Boroughmuir High School
Address
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111 Viewforth

Edinburgh
,
EH11 1FL

Scotland
Information
MottoJustus et Tenax
(Latin: "Just and Tenacious")
Established1904
HeadteacherDavid Dempster
Staff116
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrollment1310[1]
HousesWesthall, Hartington, Viewforth, Leamington, Montpelier
Colour(s)Green, navy and black
PublicationThe Crest Newspaper
Websitehttp://www.boroughmuir.edin.sch.uk/
Boroughmuir High School from canal
Old Boroughmuir High School - now converted to flats

Boroughmuir High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1904, and located at 22–24 Warrender Park Crescent, overlooking Bruntsfield Links, in a building designed by John Alexander Carfrae,[2] then in a site at 26 Viewforth, also designed by Carfrae, from 1913 to 2018.[3] In June 2018 the school moved to the new building at 111 Viewforth in Fountainbridge.[4] The building was named the Building of the Year by Edinburgh Architectural Association,[5] the building also won the RIAS Award 2018 and RIBA Award for Scotland.[6]

Its catchment area is in the south side of the city, and includes Bruntsfield, Buckstone, and South Morningside Primary Schools. In 2011 Boroughmuir's exam results were the fourth best state school results in Scotland.[7] Boroughmuir High School was also awarded the high achievement of State School of the Year in 2012 and 2018 by the Sunday Times Newspaper.[8][9] "Vassals of the Muir" is the official Boroughmuir school song.[10]

Sport[]

Boroughmuir High School acquired the team Boroughmuir RFC in 1913, which is based at the Meggetland Sports Complex, as well as operating U15 (Under 15s) and U18 clubs as after-school activities.[citation needed]

Uniform[]

Pupils are required to wear the school tie: it has green and black stripes for students in S1 to S4 and is green with the crest in S5 and S6. A blazer was introduced in 2015 and made obligatory in 2016.[citation needed]

Houses[]

Boroughmuir High School new building
Boroughmuir High School new building

Each pupil is assigned to a house named after streets surrounding the school – Leamington (yellow), Viewforth (green), Hartington (blue), Westhall (Red) and Montpelier. (Purple). The houses Bruntsfield and Montpelier were removed by David Dempster in 2013 and their remaining members were distributed among the remaining houses. Montpelier was recreated in 2018 to cope with an influx of new pupils, however this addition to the school was rather controversial and received a lot of backlash from pupils and staff. This resulted in pupils creating a petition to undo the addition of the house, this petition received 200+ signatures but ultimately failed after a meeting with head teacher David Dempster.[citation needed]

Notable alumni[]

See also: Category:People educated at Boroughmuir High School

References[]

  1. ^ "Boroughmuir High School Informational Page from Scottish Schools Online". Scottish Schools Online. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh, 22–24 Warrender Park Crescent, Boroughmuir School". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 26 Viewforth, Boroughmuir High School". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ "New Boroughmuir High School officially opened". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ Now, Scottish Construction. "Boroughmuir High School named Building of the Year at Edinburgh Architectural Association Awards". Scottish Construction Now. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (4 July 2018). "Boroughmuir High School wins architectural awards". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "School Exam Performance 2011". heraldscotland.com.
  8. ^ "Boroughmuir High is named Scottish secondary of the year".
  9. ^ "Whole School Awards / Accolades | Boroughmuir High School". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Vassals of the Muir". Boroughmuir FPA.
  11. ^ "Scotland Under-19 coach watching Hearts' starlets". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  12. ^ "I didn't deserve OBE; Scots actress Annette Crosbie didn't think she'd worked hard enough for a gong. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  13. ^ http://www.boroughmuir.edin.sch.uk/information/news/.../winter_2010 | date=2010-02-13 |accessdate=2013-01-23
  14. ^ "Personal Information". www.scottish.parliament.uk. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  15. ^ "William Matheson". The Herald. 2 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Muslim Council of Britain - List of Clerics".
  17. ^ Published on Thursday 1 May 2008 10:16 (1 May 2008). "Hearts youngster Scott knows his work is only just beginning – Sport". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  18. ^ http://business.scotsman.com/thescotsmanmediapages/I-am-where-I-am.3284470.jp
  19. ^ "Franklin Laureate Database". Website. Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  20. ^ "Obituary: Robin M Hochstrasser". The Scotsman. scotsman.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

External links[]

Coordinates: 55°56′17.33″N 3°12′31.88″W / 55.9381472°N 3.2088556°W / 55.9381472; -3.2088556

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