Liberton High School
Encyclopedia
Liberton High School is a secondary school
in Gilmerton, in the south of Edinburgh
, Scotland
. The head teacher is Donald J. Macdonald.
The school currently has about 750 students studying. During the most recent HMIe inspection the school was described as the most improved secondary school
in Scotland
.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Gilmerton, in the south of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The head teacher is Donald J. Macdonald.
The school currently has about 750 students studying. During the most recent HMIe inspection the school was described as the most improved secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Notable former pupils
- Graham AlexanderGraham AlexanderGraham Alexander is a Scottish international footballer who plays for Preston North End. He is naturally a right back, but has recently been deployed in defensive midfield, as he did early on in his career with Scunthorpe. He is currently the third oldest player to score in Premier League history...
, Member of RiverdanceRiverdanceRiverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant...
Troupe - Donald Anderson, Former leader of Edinburgh Council
- Eamonn BannonEamonn BannonEamonn John Bannon is a former Scottish football player, who played in midfield for Hearts, Chelsea, Dundee United and Scotland.-Career:...
, Retired Professional Football Player - Bruce HayBruce HayBruce Hamilton Hay was a Scottish international rugby union player.-Background:Hay was born in Edinburgh and educated at Liberton High School. From there he went on to work as an engineer for the National Coal Board...
, Rugby Union Player - John LeslieJohn Leslie (television presenter)John Leslie is a Scottish former television presenter. He has presented BBC One's Blue Peter and ITV's This Morning and the ITV gameshow Wheel of Fortune. He was also the roving reporter for the first series of the UK version of Survivor...
, TV Presenter - David MartinDavid Martin (Scottish politician)David Martin is a British Labour Party politician, and member of the European Parliament for Scotland.He was educated outside of Edinburgh at Liberton High School. He was first elected as a councillor in 1982, and won the Lothians seat in the 1984 European Parliament elections...
, M.E.P. - David PatonDavid PatonDavid Paton is a Scottish bass and guitar player, most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist...
, Musician - Iain StirlingIain StirlingIain Andrew Stirling is a stand-up, writer and television presenter from Edinburgh now based in London. Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at Edinburgh University, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian of the...
, TV Personality - David SummersDavid SummersDavid Summers is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Art Theory and Italian Renaissance Art at the University of Virginia. He holds a B.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. from Yale University . He taught at Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pittsburgh before accepting an appointment to...
, Professional Football Player - John Taylor (born 1959), Scottish Property Developer
- Allan WellsAllan WellsAllan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish athlete, who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:...
, Olympic Sprint Champion, Moscow 1980 - Roy WilliamsonRoy WilliamsonRoy Murdoch Buchanan Williamson was a Scottish songwriter and folk musician, most notably with The Corries.-Early life:...
, (Art Teacher) Scottish Folk Singer