Established 1862 Chair Mr. Cara Leask Ages 11–18 Founded 1862 | Headteacher Valerie Nicolson Gender Mixed Phone +44 1595 808008 | |
Location Lover's LoanLerwickShetlandZE1 0JHScotland Motto Dö Weel and Persevere and hae a very merry Yuletide. Similar Lerwick Town Hall, Sound Primary School, Bell's Brae Primary School, Aith Junior High School, Brae High School | ||
Anderson high school lerwick shetland
The Anderson High School (AHS) is a comprehensive secondary school in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.
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The AHS is the largest school in Shetland with around 80 staff and about 800-900 pupils from age 11 to 18.
Pupils transfer to the AHS from both local primary schools and remote island primary schools. Pupils also transfer from Junior High Schools after S4 (age 16), leading to more pupils in S5 than in S4.
In 2005, the school was awarded Schools of Ambition status.
History
The school was founded by Arthur Anderson and officially opened in 1862. The school has had two different names;
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Anderson High School, Lerwick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA