Caledonia High School (Rosyth)

Caledonia High School is a future secondary school in the town of Rosyth on Fife's south western coast 3 miles south of the city centre of Dunfermline. Rosyth neighbours Dunfermline and Inverkeithing where it will replace the old Inverkeithing High School in August 2026.

It is located just off the A985 in the western end of the town. Its north-west of the two Ministry of Defence Naval bases HMS Caledonia, and HMS Scotia as well as the nearby former Royal Naval Rosyth Dockyard. Part of the land of the school was bought from the Ministry of Defence.

The school will have the capacity for up to 1735 pupils over 3 floors.

History

In November 2020, the education and children's services committee voted 14–4 in favour of building a new secondary school to replace Inverkeithing High School in the Fleet Grounds, in Rosyth. It is planned to be open to pupils by August 2026.

On 11 July 2024, construction started in Caledonia Heights, Rosyth to replace the 50 year old Inverkeithing High School in the neighbouring town of Inverkeithing.

Naming the School

Since the secondary school was not in Inverkeithing a new name had to be picked. A survey was launched to decide the name of the new secondary school which received just under 7000 votes.

The Survey Results were as follows:

The name Caledonia won with a large majority and the title High School won with a small majority naming the new secondary school Caledonia High School.

Catchment Area

The catchment area for the secondary school will likely be identical to the catchment area of Inverkeithing High School.

The school will likely teach pupils from:

• Rosyth
• Dalgety Bay
• Inverkeithing
• North Queensferry
• Aberdour
• High Valleyfield
• Hillend

But also from regions of Dunfermline under exceptional circumstances.

The schools main feeder primary schools will likely be:

• Aberdour Primary School, Aberdour
• Dalgety Bay Primary School, Dalgety Bay
• Donibristle Primary School, Dalgety Bay
• Inverkeithing Primary School, Inverkeithing
• North Queensferry Primary School, North Queensferry
• Camdean Primary School, Rosyth
• Kings Road Primary School, Rosyth
• Park Road Primary School, Rosyth
• St John's RC Primary School, Rosyth
• Torryburn Primary School, Torryburn (near High Valleyfield)

Facilities

• Accessible indoor and outdoor spaces
• Large assembly hall which can hold up to 350 people
• Large digital capacity with modern technology
• Grass pitches (including all weather pitches)
• Multi-use games areas that will be available for community use.
• Community garden with a greenhouse
• Table Tennis court
• Basketball court

Caledonia High School unlike its predecessor Inverkeithing High School does not have a swimming pool.

Building Design

Caledonia High School will consume 75% less energy than standard UK new builds, following the Passivhaus principles. It will feature a lot of natural lighting and be much more eco-friendly compared to its predecessor Inverkeithing High School.

The school is designed to reduce carbon and running costs. This makes a large contribution to meeting net zero carbon goals in Fife.

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