Holy Rood High School, Edinburgh

Holy Rood High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school situated on the edge of Holyrood Park, near Arthur's Seat beside Duddingston Village, in Edinburgh. It is about half a mile a way from Castlebrae Community High School.

Holy Rood RC High School
Address
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Duddingston Road West

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EH15 1ST

Scotland
Coordinates55°56′29″N 3°08′33″W / 55.94131°N 3.14237°W / 55.94131; -3.14237
Information
TypeSecondary
MottoSpes Nostra
(Our Hope)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
Established1971
Local authorityCity of Edinburgh[1]
HeadteacherJoan Daly
Deputy HeadteachersMartin Connolly, Fiona Forbes, Chris Moore, Derek Ferguson
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Websitehttp://www.holyroodrchighschool.co.uk/

Headteacher and senior leadership team

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The headteacher is Joan Daly. She is assisted by depute headteachers Chris Moore, Martin Connelly, Fiona Forbes and business manager Derek Ferguson. Dennis Canavan is a former Assistant Head.

History

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The original Holy Rood RC High School was opened in 1971,[2] when it replaced St Anthony's Secondary School.

The current school building was officially opened in September 2009 with the original 1970s build being demolished.

Admissions

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The school has a current pupil roll of approximately 1050 pupils and 80 teaching staff.

Alumni

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Notes

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  1. ^ Webb 2011, p. 3.
  2. ^ "Holy Rood RC Secondary School". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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