56°10′59″N 3°02′17″W / 56.183°N 3.038°W
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| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Perseverando (Persevere) [1] |
| Established | 1860s |
| Closed | June 2016 |
| Rector | Grant Whytock (Final) |
| Number of students | 1,226 |
| Houses | Balgonie Macduff Lundin Wemyss |
Buckhaven High School was a six-year co-educational non-denominational comprehensive school in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. In the past, Buckhaven was Levenmouth's high school for pupils who passed their qualifying exam. The school's motto was Perseverando.
The school's origins dated back to the 1860s and for many years it occupied a site in College Street, Buckhaven. The most recent building was in use from 1957 until 2016, and in 1976 an extension was completed. The catchments for the school were Buckhaven Primary, Methilhill Primary, East Wemyss Primary, Coaltown of Wemyss Primary, Parkhill Primary, Kirkton of Largo Primary and Kennoway Primary. They also received pupils from out with the catchments who submitted placing requests.
Merger
In June 2012 Fife Council proposed that the school should merge with neighbouring Kirkland High School and Community College to create Levenmouth Academy. [2] The plans were approved in April 2014 and the new school opened to pupils on 17 August 2016. [3]
Notable former pupils
- Stuart Baxter - football manager [4]
- Ruth Davidson - politician [5]
- William Gear, artist [6]
- David Mach - sculptor [7]
- Henry McLeish - politician [8]
- Emma Mitchell - Footballer
- Clive Russell - actor [9]
- Safyaan Sharif - Cricketer
- Alexander Gillies - Banker, World traveler, adventurer.
References
- ^ "Fife Council: Schools by region A-Z". www.scotsman.com. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "School merger plans outlined by council - Local Headlines - Fife Today". Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Levenmouth school plans are approved - Local Headlines - Fife Today". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "I'm free, Baxter tells Scots". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Who is Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives?". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Preview: William Gear: The Painter That Britain Forgot". www.scotsman.com. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Artist David Mach meets pupils from his former Fife school at City Art Centre". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Buckhaven and Kirkland memorial: The great and the good discuss their treasured memories..." www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Rail campaign gets boost from actor Russell". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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