Lossiemouth High School
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Lossiemouth High School is a secondary school situated in the coastal town of Lossiemouth
, Moray
, Scotland
.
The school's catchment area includes the nearby villages of Burghead
, Hopeman
, Cummingston
and Duffus
. The feeder primaries are Hythehill, St. Gerardine's, Hopeman and Burghead. There are over 650 pupils, separated into four houses: Covesea, Kinnedar, Pitgaveny and Spynie. The school rector is Brenda Gifford. In 2005 the school was selected to be part of the Schools of Ambition
programme.
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important fishing town. Although there has been over a 1,000 years of settlement in the area, the present day town was formed over the past 250 years and consists of four separate communities that...
, Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
, 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 school's catchment area includes the nearby villages of Burghead
Burghead
Burghead is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about 8 miles north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a Peninsula which projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, meaning that most of the town has sea on 3 sides. The present town was built between 1805 and 1809, destroying in the...
, Hopeman
Hopeman
Hopeman is a seaside village in Moray, Scotland, on the coast of the Moray Firth, founded in 1805 to house and re-employ people displaced during the Highland clearances. The population is around 1 000 people in approximately 670 households.-The village:...
, Cummingston
Cummingston
Cummingston is located on the North East coast of Scotland in Moray. It lies on the B9012, sandwiched between the two fishing villages of Hopeman and Burghead...
and Duffus
Duffus
Duffus is a village in Moray, Scotland, centred on a Mercat Cross. The Duffus Village Inn, along with the local shop, Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the impressive remains of Duffus Castle, St...
. The feeder primaries are Hythehill, St. Gerardine's, Hopeman and Burghead. There are over 650 pupils, separated into four houses: Covesea, Kinnedar, Pitgaveny and Spynie. The school rector is Brenda Gifford. In 2005 the school was selected to be part of the Schools of Ambition
Schools of Ambition
The Schools of Ambition programme was a political education initiative for secondary schools in Scotland run by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate....
programme.