Craigmount High School
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| Motto | "A caring learning community" |
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| Headteacher | Tom Rae |
| Depute Heads | Sharon Gibson, Michael Irving, Stephen Rafferty |
| Location |
Craigs Road Edinburgh EH12 8NH Scotland |
| Students | 1268 |
| Website | Craigmount High School |
Craigmount High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland with 1268 pupils located in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated between Corstorphine, East Craigs and Drumbrae and it moved into new premises at the beginning of the 2003 academic year. As of April 2016 the new building has been closed down by the Edinburgh Council due to safety concerns. Measures are in place to continue classes in other premises.
The first school premises were built in 1970 on the site of a farm to provide accommodation for increasing numbers of pupils from new housing developments.
When the Scotland Japanese School (スコットランド日本語補習授業校 Sukottorando Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese school, opened in 1982, classes were originally held at Craigmount High School. The school classes were moved to Livingston in April 2003.
By the late 1990s the school was catering for more pupils than it was designed for and the low-quality fabric of the building was deteriorating. In 2003 work began on the new building under a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) scheme which involved selling the existing building and the upper sports pitches to a property developer. The new building was built on the site of the old playing fields. Work was completed on schedule and staff and pupils moved into the school in August 2003.
As of April 2016 the school building has been closed by Edinburgh City Council as building work carried out under a Public-Private Partnership has been classed as unsafe. School classes have been moved to several other premises. 17 other schools in the Edinburgh area are similarly affected.
Coordinates: 55°56′42.34″N 3°18′16.51″W / 55.9450944°N 3.3045861°W
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