We recently had a visit from Councillor Alison Dickie – Vice Convener of Education. During her visit, she had a short tour of the school followed by a meeting with our Pupil Council representatives.

Wester Hailes Education Centre students last week used their new bicycle maintenance skills to provide free bicycle checks to staff who cycle to work at Waverley Court. The students were assisted by Niall Patterson and Lewis Hoad from Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative. Niall, who has been training the students in bicycle maintenance since October 2017 commented: “ ...

Snow delayed World Book Day celebrations at WHEC! However, a week late, the school Library hosted the great World Book Day Library “pub” Quiz! The whole of first year participated in nine teams, alongside their English teachers. After a close fought competition, Team Blue from Wallace House beat Team Dodgy Kenzie from Bruce House, by ...

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Our pupils have enthusiastically been participating in the vote for #ChooseYouthWork. They can choose on how £160k of Council funding can be spent on youth projects in our area and across the city. Pupils have been studying the fourteen bids and making the difficult selection of the three projects that they think should get funding in South West Edinburgh.

The teenage years can often feel like being on a rollercoaster for parents, carers and young people – plenty of highs, lows and uncertainty about what might be round the corner! The many physical, emotional and behaviour changes that occur mean that adolescence can be a time of vulnerability as well as a time of ...

During the February week a number of S1 to S4 pupils took part in a film making course and this featured in the local Digital Sentinel News. To read more please click on the header and then then here or on the image.

Ever wanted to make a magic potion? A Polyjuice potion, a bogart or see a Pensieve? Our S1 students had just such an opportunity during Dr JC Denis visit to our school Science laboratory, in January. Styling himself as a wizard, Dr JC demonstrated  how to create beautiful and strange potions, like the ones taught ...

Tier 4 Emerging Schools Rugby (S1/2 and S3/4) Pupils from S1-4 took part in the Scottish Rugby Tier 4 Schools Finals Day at Murrayfield playing against Forrester/St Augustine’s, Portobello and Liberton/Gracemount. The boys have shown a fantastic attitude throughout the programme and have improved dramatically in every game they have played. They have been a credit ...

Dear Parent/Carer Please find the latest information on the Edinburgh Schools Review. Please click on the link to go directly to the schools review page on the Councils website. Edinburgh Schools Review

S6 pupils Mika Singh and Drew Bell recently attended a reception at the Scottish Parliament to mark Holocaust Memorial day 2018. They were able to listen to Holocaust survivor, Rudi Oppenheimer who told the remarkable and moving story of his families plight and his eventual survival during the Jewish Holocaust of WW2. It was an ...