Caledonia High School (Rosyth)

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Caledonia High School (CHS)
Planned South West Fife High School.png
Location
Caledonia High School (Rosyth)
Caledonia Heights

Rosyth, Fife
,
KY11 2WW

Scotland
Coordinates 56°02′07″N3°26′24″W / 56.0354°N 3.4399°W / 56.0354; -3.4399
Information
Type Secondary school
Established2026
Local authority Fife
HeadteacherGraham Belford
Years offeredS1–S6 (S6 Students in rare cases may be able to stay an extra year)
Age range11–18
Language English
Hours in school day
  • Monday and Wednesday
  • 08:40–15:25
  • Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
  • 08:45–15:15
Campus size135,286.64 m2 (1,456,213.3 sq ft)

Caledonia High School is a future secondary school in the town of Rosyth on Fife's south western coast 3 miles south of the city centre of Dunfermline. Rosyth neighbours Dunfermline and Inverkeithing where it will replace the old Inverkeithing High School in August 2026.

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It is located just off the A985 in the western end of the town. Its north-west of the two Ministry of Defence Naval bases HMS Caledonia, and HMS Scotia as well as the nearby former Royal Naval Rosyth Dockyard. Part of the land of the school was bought from the Ministry of Defence. [1]

The school will have the capacity for up to 1735 pupils over 3 floors. [2]

History

In November 2020, the education and children's services committee voted 14–4 in favour of building a new secondary school to replace Inverkeithing High School in the Fleet Grounds, in Rosyth. [3] It is planned to be open to pupils by August 2026. [4]

On 11 July 2024, construction started in Caledonia Heights, Rosyth to replace the 50 year old Inverkeithing High School in the neighbouring town of Inverkeithing. [5]

Naming the School

Since the secondary school was not in Inverkeithing a new name had to be picked. A survey was launched to decide the name of the new secondary school which received just under 7000 votes.

The Survey Results were as follows:

Votes for the Name of the School
Name of SchoolVotesPercentage
Caledonia321247.49%
Forth111316.45%
Janet McCallum73510.87%
Rosyth170425.19%
Votes for the Title of the School
TitleVotesPercentage
Academy310645.81%
High School367454.19%

The name Caledonia won with a large majority and the title High School won with a small majority naming the new secondary school Caledonia High School. [2]

Catchment Area

The catchment area for the secondary school will likely be identical to the catchment area of Inverkeithing High School.

The school will likely teach pupils from:

But also from regions of Dunfermline under exceptional circumstances.

The schools main feeder primary schools will likely be:

Facilities

Caledonia High School unlike its predecessor Inverkeithing High School does not have a swimming pool.

Building Design

Caledonia High School will consume 75% less energy than standard UK new builds, following the Passivhaus principles. [2] It will feature a lot of natural lighting and be much more eco-friendly compared to its predecessor Inverkeithing High School.

The school is designed to reduce carbon and running costs. This makes a large contribution to meeting net zero carbon goals in Fife. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Education & Children's Services Sub-Committee" (PDF). Fife Council. Minutes. 3 November 2020. Item 183.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New SW Fife High School - Caledonia High School". Fife Council. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "New Inverkeithing High will be delivered in 2026 as Fife Council push on with £70 million plans". 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ McRoberts, Ally (9 September 2023). "Inverkeithing High: Fife Council agree move to Rosyth". thenational.scot. The National. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "First shovel in the ground for new SW Fife High School". Fife Council. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Caledonia High School". AHR Group. Projects. 30 June 2022.
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