Blairgowrie High School
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| motto = Learning together today to shape the world of tomorrow
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| address = Beeches Road
| town = Blairgowrie
| county = Perth and Kinross
| postcode = PH10 6PW
| country = Scotland
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| type = High School
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| established = {{Start date|1958|df=yes}}
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| local_authority = Perth and Kinross Council
| headteacher = Paul Cunningham
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Blairgowrie High School is a high school in Blairgowrie, Scotland. Blairgowrie High School has 719 students (as of September census) from Blairgowrie and the surrounding area.
The current head teacher is Beverly Leslie.{{cite web |url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/4333/Blairgowrie-High-School |title=Blairgowrie High School - Perth & Kinross Council |work=pkc.gov.uk |date=24 October 2013 |accessdate=8 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203200241/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/4333/Blairgowrie-High-School |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}
History
The school was constructed between 1956 and 1958.{{cite web |title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (December 7, 2020, 10:02 pm) |url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=403601 |website=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk |access-date=7 December 2020}}
In 2005, the school was one of the first twenty eight schools in Scotland to be awarded Schools of Ambition status.{{cite web |title=Cash to help schools 'transform' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4625541.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=2 June 2021 |date=2005-06-27}}
Notable former pupils
{{See also|Category:People educated at Blairgowrie High School}}
- Fred MacAulay - comedian
- Luke Sutherland - author
- Dougie MacLean - Folk singer and composer
- Bradley Neil - Professional Golfer
- Jamie Robson - Footballer{{cite web
|last1=Healey |first1=Derek |title=VIDEO: Watch footage of Dundee United first team star dancing and drinking from pint glass while driving |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/570068/video-watch-footage-dundee-united-first-team-star-dancing-drinking-pint-glass-driving/ |website=The Courier |access-date=27 December 2021}}
- Chloe O’Brien - Professional Darts Player
See also
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.blairgowriehs.org.uk/}}
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Category:Secondary schools in Perth and Kinross
Category:1958 establishments in Scotland
Category:Educational institutions established in 1958
Category:Blairgowrie and Rattray
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