Lossiemouth High School

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Lossiemouth High School
Location
Lossiemouth High School
Information
Established1974;51 years ago (1974)
Authority Moray Council
Head teacherCaroline Boyd [1]
Enrollment656 [2]
Houses
  Poseidon
  Shackleton
  Tornado
  Typhoon
Website www.lossiehigh.co.uk

Lossiemouth High School is a secondary school in the coastal town of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.

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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: Poseidon, Shackleton, Tornado, and Typhoon. The school rector was Brenda Gifford, who retired in 2012. Caroline Boyd is the current head of the school. [1] Former rector, William Barber, was awarded an OBE in 1999 as part of the Queens honours list. [3] In 2006 the school joined Schools of Ambition programme [4] .

History

Lossiemouth High has been a full 6 year comprehensive school since 1974, and a community school since 1979. [5]

The former school building was demolished in 2021. [6]

References.

  1. 1 2 Whitfield, Alistair (27 June 2025). "Moray Education – Lossiemouth's new headteacher praises dedication of pupils". Northern Scot. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Secondary School Information Dashboard - Moray - Lossiemouth High School" . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Famous and not so famous honoured". BBC News. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "schools of ambition" (PDF). April 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lossiemouth High School - Moray Council". www.moray.gov.uk. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Mackay, David (13 August 2021). "Thanks for the memories: Old Lossiemouth High is demolished". Evening Express. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

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