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Boroughmuir High School

Boroughmuir High School
Boroughmuir High School.jpg
Motto Justus et Tenax
(Latin: "Just and Tenacious")
Established 1904
Headteacher David Dempster
Location 26 Viewforth
Edinburgh
EH10 4LR
Scotland
Staff 80
Students 1140
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Houses Westhall, Hartington, Viewforth, Leamington
Colours Green, navy and black
Publication The Crest Newspaper
Website www.boroughmuir.edin.sch.uk

Boroughmuir High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1904, and moved to its current site in 1913. Both buildings were designed by John Alexander Carfrae.

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.

David Dempster is Head Teacher.

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.

Each pupil is assigned to a house named after streets surrounding the school - Leamington (yellow), Viewforth (green), Hartington (blue), and Westhall (Red). The houses Bruntsfield and Montpelier were removed by David Dempster in 2013 and their remaining members were distributed among the remaining houses.

A new building for Boroughmuir High School was proposed to the Edinburgh City Council on 11 January 2013. It is due to open in 2018. The site for this new building is near the current site.

Boroughmuir High School’s contractors, O’Hare & McGovern, have failed to keep to schedule for 16 June 2017, and offered a 11 August 2017 handover date, less than a week before school restarts post-summer holidays. The Council decided to push the opening date back to January 2018.

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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