Currie Community High School is a non-denominational school serving the areas of Currie, Riccarton, Baberton Mains, and Juniper Green on the southwest side of the City of Edinburgh.
For more than 350 years there has been a school in Currie. There is, therefore, a long tradition of service to the young people and community of Currie. We are a fully comprehensive, non-denominational high school situated in the South West of Edinburgh.
We offer a wide range of courses covering a wide range of subjects from the broad general education in S1-3 through to Advanced Highers in our senior school. Also, we offer a large range of wider opportunities within and beyond the school day.
The school aims to give pupils an insight into sustainable development issues and to provide opportunities for them to make a difference in their school environment. Pupils currently assist with maintenance of the ecology sites, recycling, and litter initiatives and are working on health promotion and safe routes to school.
We are committed to supporting the development of the whole pupil and as a result, wish to encourage their development in spiritual, moral, social, and cultural terms. Our primary aim is to combine high personal and social standards with a friendly atmosphere and mutual tolerance in which pupils of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, of all religious persuasions, and varying levels of ability are welcome. We are committed through our school aims to encourage pupils to develop and mature in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding of the needs of others and society.
We strive to create and maintain a climate within which pupils feel valued, included, secure and happy. The example and actions of all staff are important in creating this atmosphere and this will be reflected in the relationship between staff and pupils. If pupils are always treated with honesty, fairness, and respect, the same behaviors can be expected of pupils by staff. In turn, pupils will benefit from the supportive environment in which they are encouraged to behave appropriately towards one another. In December 2014 we completed our whole school consultant
The school has developed a variety of approaches to sustainability both through the curriculum and whole school ethos initiatives. The school grounds include a strip of woodland, a green garden, a new fruit orchard, a pond with a surrounding marsh garden, a willow coppice, and a Japanese garden. These are used extensively for teaching pupils about biodiversity, how living things interact, and the impact that the settlement of Currie has had on local habitats. Pupils carry out curricular work in the grounds in Science, Geography, Biology, Art and Design and Social Education and this is under further development.
We enjoy extremely good links with our three associated primary schools. This ensures that the transition from primary to secondary school is as smooth as possible and that our young people’s education is progressive and coherent. As a community school, we are mindful of our responsibilities in serving the wider community. This involves the provision of as broad a range as possible of activities to meet the needs and interests of those within our wider community. We are continually looking for ways to strengthen our partnership with parents.
Education Scotland highlighted the very good ethos which continues to be a major strength at Currie Community High School. A range of initiatives and opportunities have been developed to allow young people in the school to develop the four capacities and make a positive contribution to the school and their community.
