Buckhaven High School

Coordinates: 56°10′59″N 3°02′17″W / 56.183°N 3.038°W / 56.183; -3.038

Buckhaven High School
Perseverando
Location
Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
Information
Type Secondary
Established 1860s
Rector David McClure
Number of students 1,226
Website

Buckhaven High School is a six-year co-educational non-denominational comprehensive school with a current roll of 1226. In the past Buckhaven was Levenmouth's high school for pupils who passed their eleven plus exam. The school's motto is Perseverando.

The School

The school’s origins date back to the 1860s and for many years it occupied a site in College Street, Buckhaven. The present building has been in use since 1957 and in 1976 an extension was completed. The school recently underwent refurbishment work in order to upgrade the existing office and make the school more accessible.

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Catchments

The catchments for the school are Buckhaven Primary, Methilhill Primary, East Wemyss Primary, Coaltown of Wemyss Primary, Parkhill Primary, Kirkton of Largo Primary and Kennoway Primary. They also receive pupils from out with the catchments who submit placing requests. Two schools that Buckhaven High most commonly receives requests from are Denbeath and Aberhill Primary schools.

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Merger

In June 2012 Fife Council proposed that the school should merge with neighbouring Kirkland High School and Community College by 2016.[1]

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Last modified on 20 April 2013, at 00:02