Perth High School

Perth High School is a six-year, non-denominational comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. Established in 1950 at Gowans Terrace, the school features a post-war prefabricated structure of a type that had not previously been used for any large school in Scotland. The school relocated to its present location in 1971, two years after the opening in 1969 of the adjacent Oakbank Primary School. The 1971 Perth High School building consists of a complex centred around a four-storey main teaching block, and stands in extensive grounds occupying a position on a hill overlooking Oakbank Road and Viewlands Road West. Construction began in 2023, on a brand new, modern teaching facility on the site due for completion in August 2025. The new facility will have a capacity for 1600 pupils, and 140 teaching staff, and feature a 3G sports pitch, multi-use games area, and a cycle pump track.^[2] The old building is scheduled to be demolished upon the opening of the new facility. An end-of-school Open Evening was held on 19 June 2025 to celebrate the 50-year history of the 1971 building. Former pupils were invited back for a tour, barbecue and live music entertainment.^[3]

Perth High School
The main building, viewed from the west
Location
Perth , Perth and Kinross Scotland
Coordinates	56.3925°N 3.4683°W / 56.3925; -3.4683
Information
Type	Educational
Motto	Life More Abundant
Established	1950
Headteacher	Martin Shaw (from 2021)
Number of students	1423 (as of September 2018)[1]
Houses	Kinfauns   Pitheavlis   Balmanno   Huntingtower   Elcho   Fingask
Colour(s)	Black, blue, yellow
Website	perthhigh.net

The 1971 Perth High School closed to pupils on Tuesday 24th June 2025. Pupils are set to return to the new building in August 2025.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Perth High School

• Elena Baltacha, tennis player^[4]
• Sergei Baltacha, footballer
• Robin Brydone, curler^[5]
• Mike Crockart, politician^[6]
• Kevin Cuthbert, footballer
• Ann Gloag, business woman and charity campaigner, the founder of Stagecoach^[7]
• Professor Beverley Glover, biologist^[8]
• Liam Gordon, footballer^[9]
• Anton Hodge, writer
• Colin McCredie, actor^[10]
• Gareth Morrison, actor^[11]
• Graham Phillips, journalist^[12]
• Sally Reid, actor^[13]
• Rory Skinner, motorcycle racer^[14]
• Warwick Smith, curler
• Andrew Stewart, Lord Ericht, Senator of the College of Justice^[15]
• Jo Wilson, television presenter^[16]
• David Wotherspoon, footballer^[9]