Queensferry High School
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| Motto | Mente et Manu (With Mind and Hand) |
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| Established | 1970 |
| Type | State School |
| Headteacher | John Wood |
| Location |
Ashburnham Road South Queensferry West Lothian EH30 9JN Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′10″N 3°23′14″W / 55.986173°N 3.387273°W |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh Council |
| Staff | c.80 teaching |
| Students | c.761 students |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 12–18 |
| Houses |
Dundas Hopetoun Rosebery |
| Colours |
Black, white and turquoise |
| Nickname | QHS |
| Website | www |
Queensferry High School (also known as Queensferry Community High School) is a six-year comprehensive school in the town of South Queensferry, Scotland, run by the City of Edinburgh Council. It was opened in 1970 by Princess Margaret marking the 900th anniversary of the arrival of Queen Margaret in Queensferry. Currently it has 761 students, predominantly from Echline Primary School, Queensferry Primary School, Dalmeny Primary School and Kirkliston Primary School. It was made a School of Ambition in 2007.
Upon enrolment at the school, the pupils are assigned to a house: Dundas, Hopetoun or Rosebery. The houses are named after three noble families in and around Queensferry: the Earls of Rosebery, seated at Dalmeny House; the Earls of Hopetoun, seated at Hopetoun House; and the Stewart-Clark baronets, seated at Dundas Castle.
A school uniform was reintroduced in 2005. It consists of black trousers or a black or tartan skirt, with a white shirt, and a tie bearing the school's registered tartan "The Ferry Fling". Blazers are optional for junior students, and required for senior students.
The school buildings, corresponding with increasing student numbers, have been much extended from their original 1970 form. In 1995 a recreation wing was added, with a substantial extension to the school being added in 1997 and a total refurbishment being undertaken in 1998.
The table below shows the fourth year pass rates at Level 3 (Standard Grade Foundation level or equivalent) or better, Level 4 (Standard Grade General level or equivalent) or better and Level 5 (Standard Grade Credit level or equivalent) or better for Queensferry High School in the 2006/2007 academic year, contrasted with pass rates for Edinburgh and Scotland as a whole.
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