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}}

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See also

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