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Lossiemouth High School

Coordinates: 57°42′49″N 3°17′46″W / 57.71361°N 3.29611°W / 57.71361; -3.29611
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Lossiemouth High School is a secondary school in the coastal town of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.

The school's catchment area includes the nearby villages of Burghead, Hopeman, Cummingston and Duffus. The feeder primaries are Hythehill, St. Gerardine's, Hopeman and Burghead. The pupils are separated into four houses: Kineddar, Pitgaveny and Spynie. Covesea was also a house until 2016. These houses are named after rural areas surrounding Lossiemouth. The school rector was Brenda Gifford, who retired in 2012. Janice Simpson is the current head of the school. Former rector, William Barber, was awarded an OBE in 1999 as part of the Queens honours list. In 2005 the school was selected to be part of the Schools of Ambition programme.

History

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Lossiemouth High has been a full 6 year comprehensive school since 1974, and a community school since 1979.[1]

The former school building was demolished in 2021.[2]

References.

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  1. ^ "Lossiemouth High School - Moray Council". www.moray.gov.uk. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ Mackay, David (13 August 2021). "Thanks for the memories: Old Lossiemouth High is demolished". Evening Express. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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57°42′49″N 3°17′46″W / 57.71361°N 3.29611°W / 57.71361; -3.29611