Pupils give thumbs up for new Queensferry High School site

Education convener Cllr Ian Perry and vice convener Cllr Alison Dickie join Queensferry High School head of school David Williamson and local primary school pupils on the site of the new schoolExcited primary school pupils were given an exclusive tour of the construction work at the new £40 million Queensferry High School yesterday.The P6 pupils from local primary schools will be the first pupils to start S1 at the school which is due to be completed in Spring 2020.Initial works on the school, being delivered by hub South East in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, started earlier in the year. The main building works, being delivered by Morrison Construction as the lead contractor, are now underway on the site.The proposals include greatly enhanced sports facilities such as a larger games hall and a six lane swimming pool (increased in size from four lanes after taking into account community feedback), a new fitness centre, dance studio and floodlit 3G and 4G pitches.The plans make many areas easily accessible to the public such as the assembly space within the school which is multi-functional with retractable seating that can be used for drama shows and film screenings. Similarly, areas like dining, CDT, food tech and art have been positioned so they can be easily accessed by the community for out of hours classes for maximum use of all these areas.The new school is being built on the current school’s playing fields and, following completion, the old school will be demolished, with the area landscaped and a new pitch created on the site.Local primary school pupils give the site of the new Queensferry High School the thumbs up