Public education in Perth, Scotland is managed by the Perth and Kinross Council, which is headquartered in the town of Perth.
There are several primary and secondary schools in Perth, including Perth Academy, Perth Grammar School, Perth High School, St. John's Academy, and Bertha Park High School.
Perth Academy may be the oldest school in Scotland. Its origins can be traced to a grammar school established in the 12th century by the Benedictine monks of Dunfermline Abbey. It has since absorbed other institutions in Perth. Until 1971, it was a selective senior secondary school serving a large catchment area. Since 1971, it has become a comprehensive school serving all pupils within a smaller catchment area. It shares a campus with Viewlands Primary School and Fairview Special School.
Perth Grammar School is in the Muirton district of Perth. Although a school by that name was founded in the 12th century, the modern Perth Grammar School came about in 1970, opening in 1971, occupying the site of the former Perth High School, which had moved to another area.
Perth High School is a comprehensive secondary school established in 1950, moving to its current location in 1971, occupying a four-story building.
St. John's Academy is a Roman Catholic school that opened in 2010 as a result of the merger of St. John's Primary School and St. Columba's High School.
Bertha Park High School is a non-denominational secondary school that opened in 2019. It is located on the northern outskirts of Perth.
Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school enrolling children aged from 12 to 18.
Sharing a campus with Perth Academy and Fairview School, Viewlands Primary School was built in 1942. With fourteen primary classes and a nursery class capable of accommodating up to 24 children at any one time, it also features additional rooms and spaces, as well as an extensive playground area.
Higher education is available in Perth through Perth College UHI, a campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands, which has a main campus and a network of learning centres throughout the area.
There are other public, private, and denominational schools in Perth, as well. These, along with other topics related to education, instruction, and training in Perth, are appropriate for this category.
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Bertha Park High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. Opened in 2019, BPHS was the first new high school in Scotland since 2002. As part of Microsoft's Flagship School programme, the school has a focus on digital learning. Its curriculum, policy information, and tracking reports are featured, along with a calendar of events, community events, announcements, and parent information. Its location, a map, and contact information are featured.
https://www.berthaparkhigh.org.uk/
Founded in 1884, Craigie Primary School has been refurbished and changed several times over the years. Situated in the centre of Perth, the school serves the Craigie area, currently offering eight primary classes and a nursery. Its curriculum, a student handbook, policies, school improvement plan, school staff, holiday closures, lunch menus, and school enrollment policies are set forth, along with parent resources and other helpful information. Contacts are posted on the site.
https://www.craigieprimary.org.uk/
Our Lady's RC Primary School and ELCC
Built in 1968, the Roman Catholic school is situated near its parish church, Our Lady of Lourdes, in Perth, Scotland. The school is part of the North Perth Integrative Community School initiative. Its location, contacts, and an online enquiry form are available on the school's website, along with lunch menus, a school newsletter, school schedules, a student handbook, policy manual, home learning supports, and school fund meeting notices and meeting minutes.
http://ourladysrcprimary.schoolwebsite.scot/
Founded in 1696, Perth Academy is situated on the side of a hill in the Viewlands area of Perth. Its senior leadership team, staff team, and administrative contacts are published on the website, which includes school policies, a school handbook, its school improvement plan, and its Friends of Perth Academy organisation. Departmental information and contacts are posted, along with information for parents and students, support programmes, and announcements.
https://perthacademy.org.uk/
Situated in the Muirton district of Perth, the secondary school's catchment serves the area north of Perth, between Murthy and Methven, while a part of its catchment is urban, serving Tulloch, Muirton, and North Muirton. Curriculum, course choices, dress choices, and a student handbook are set forth. School terms, holidays, and emergency closures are posted, and parent council agendas and minutes are included. Contacts are posted on the site, and a parent portal is included.
https://www.perthgrammar.org.uk/
PHS is a six-year, non-denominational, comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. Its address, a map, telephone number, and an online enquiry form are published on the site, along with a curriculum overview, curriculum policy, and a guide to taking tests. Other resources include school policies, uniform policies, standards, quality reports, and information about student course choices, the school library, and the school's senior leadership team.
http://perthhigh.net/
Located at the centre of the North Inch Community Campus, St. John's is a Roman Catholic, age 2-18 school in Perth, Scotland. Its nursery, primary, and secondary programmes are featured, along with its curriculum, course choices, uniform policies, school holidays, and school clubs. School trip schedules, a school newsletter, bulletins, contacts, and a photo gallery are included, and the school library, and live streaming of select sports programs are discussed.
https://www.st-johnsacademy.pkc.sch.uk/
St. Ninian's Episcopal Primary School
Situated in the centre of Perth, Scotland, St. Ninian's offers P1/P2/3, P3/P4, and P5/P6/P7 programmes, as well as a nursery programme, each of which is featured here, along with extracurricular activities, homework, pupil leadership groups, and house and vice captains. Policies, key dates, school documents, newsletters, and school fund schedules and minutes are posted, along with parent council meetings, minutes, and contacts. Its address and a map are posted.
https://www.stniniansprimaryperth.org.uk/
Affiliated with the University of the Highlands and Islands, UHI Perth provides further education and higher education in the city of Perth, Scotland, through its main campus and distance learning. Its courses include degrees, as well as work-based learning and vocational training, including aircraft engineering, music, child and youth studies, social sciences, and computing. UHI Perth owns Air Service Training (AST), which provides aeronautical engineering courses.
https://www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/
Sharing a campus with Perth Academy and Fairview School, Viewlands was built on one level in 1942, and features a large playground that includes a trim trail, a quiet area, and a wildlife garden. School handbooks, school uniform policies, its quality improvement plan and school report, school fund and finance programmes, and its after-school and safe-start club are included. Its location, telephone number, and email address are provided. Announcements are posted.
https://www.viewlands.pkc.sch.uk/
