A very warm welcome to Dalkeith High School, a proud and vibrant school at the heart of the thriving Dalkeith community and its surrounding areas. Dalkeith High School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school, catering for pupils of all ability ranges from S1-S6. Our aim is to provide a challenging and stimulating educational experience matched to the needs of all our young people, in line with Curriculum for Excellence.
Dalkeith High School benefits from being part of the Dalkeith Schools’ Community Campus. The extensive site is located between Salters Road and the Elphinstone Road, to the east of the town, at the centre of a rapidly expanding area of new housing.
The four schools, which form the campus, have both discrete accommodations as well as shared facilities, so that each school can retain its own ethos and identity, whilst allowing many exciting possibilities for our pupils.
While our school vision is under review with our school community, our whole staff team work tirelessly to uphold our current school vision of; Enabling all young people to succeed in an inclusive, respectful and stimulating environment.
We hope to redevelop this over the coming months and look forward to including our wider school community in these discussions.
Our pupil centred approach and ambitious aspirations for our learning community is also reflected in our school values of: Â Confidence, Respect, Fairness, Honesty and Success.
Around 90 teaching and non-teaching staff are committed to making Dalkeith High School a safe and welcoming environment for our pupils. The Senior Leadership Team consists of the Head Teacher and four Depute Head Teachers. Leadership is promoted at all levels and this is very successful in engendering a teamwork approach. This, in turn, has created a hard-working, happy and caring environment.
The school has over 900 pupils and serves the Dalkeith and Danderhall areas of Midlothian, as well as the more rural villages to the southeast of the town. The school also attracts a number of placing requests from beyond this catchment.
This website aims to provide essential information and share some of the many achievements and successes of pupils within our school and in the wider community. We hope that the information on our website gives you an insight into what Dalkeith High School offers and answers any questions you may have.