Gracemount High School is a non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school

Secondary school

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 serving south-east Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. It has a current roll of over 600 pupils and around 80 staff. It is operated by City of Edinburgh Council, the local education authority

Local Education Authority

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The school offers a variety of subjects including Mathematics, English, French, History, geography, Modern Studies, Religious Moral and Philosophical Education, Home Economics, Physical Education, Craft and Design Technology, Graphic Communication, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computing Studies, and Business Management. These subjects are offered at a range of different levels including Standard Grade

Standard Grade

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, Intermediate Grade

Intermediate 1

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, Higher

Higher (Scottish)

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 and Advanced Higher.

Headteacher and SMT

Head Teacher: Mrs Walker
Deputy Head Teacher: Mr Rafferty
Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs McComish
Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs Sinclair
Business Manager: Mr McKenzie

Old School Building

The original school building was opened in 1959. In 2000, with the school in a very poor state and needing repairs, Edinburgh Council decided that the cost of repairing the building was too great, and that creating a new building would be a more viable solution.

New School Building

Pupils and staff moved into the new building in August 2003. It is located adjacent to Captain's Road, and to where the old school formerly stood.