Milne's High School

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Milne's High School is a secondary school in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland.

Milne's High School
Milne's High School.
Address
Map
West Street

, ,
IV32 7DJ

Scotland
Coordinates57°36′35″N 3°6′1″W / 57.60972°N 3.10028°W / 57.60972; -3.10028
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoAlacriate Ac Studio
(With speed and zeal)
Established1846
FounderAlexander Milne[1]
Local authorityThe Moray Council
Head teacherJemma Playfair
GenderAny
Age range11-18
Houses
  • Spey 1
  • Spey 2
  • Tynet 1
  • Tynet 2
  • Inchberry
Websitewww.milneshighschool.org.uk

The school's feeder primaries are Milne's Primary School, Lhanbryde Primary School and Mosstodloch Primary School. The school is divided into four houses: Spey 1, Spey 2, Tynet 1, Tynet 2 and Inchberry. The current head teacher is Jemma Playfair.[2]

History

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The original Milne's High School buildings, now Milne's Primary School.

Milnes High School was bequeathed by entrepreneur Alexander Milne and was built in 1846 to a design by Thomas Mackenzie. The building was superseded as the secondary school when the new Milne's High School was built, being completed in 1989.[3]

In 2014, an education review suggested that Milne's be closed and its pupils attend neighbouring schools.[4] This suggestion was responded to poorly by the local residents, and many locals primarily from Fochabers and Mosstodloch showed up in protest to prevent the decision for the school's closure to be made. The protests were joined by then Member of Parliament for Moray, Angus Robertson.[5] A final decision was made in November 2014 guaranteeing it would be kept open.[6]

List of head teachers

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Plaque of the list of rectors of Milne's High School
List of head teachers (1846–present)
Name Term Ref
Alex Anderson 1846–1849 [7]
Patrick R. Smith 1849–1852
William Ogilvie 1852–1860
Robert Ogilvie 1860–1868
Allen R. Andrew 1868–1875
Alexander Lobban 1875–1880
William Smith 1880–1901
WM. Wishart 1901–1932
George Thomson 1932–1943
Henry Humble 1943–1950
J.H. Sangster 1950–1972
Alexander Glass 1972–1977
Norman J. Horne 1977–1985
Lindsay S.G. Matheson 1985–1997
Gordon McPherson 1997–2007
Carol Stuart 2008–2012
Elizabeth Woods 2013–2015
Patricia Cameron 2015–2021
C. Boyle 2021–2022
Jemma Playfair 2022–present

References

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  1. ^ "Founder". Moray Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Senior Leadership Team". Milne's High School. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Milnes High School". Milnes High School - Moray Government. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Milne's High School Archives".
  5. ^ Robertson, John (27 October 2014). "Mass protest march to save Milne's High School". The Press and Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Moray Council school closure moratorium agreed". BBC News. 4 November 2014.
  7. ^ Milne's High School rectors plaque. Retrieved 20 May 2024
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