School Day

The school has four ‘long days’ each with seven classes/periods and one ‘short’ day, a Friday with four classes/periods.

In each secondary school in Midlothian:

  • Classes begin at 8.40am, (Monday through Friday)
  • Classes will finish at 3.25pm, (Monday through Thursday)
  • On a Friday, classes in each secondary school will finish at 12.15pm

Break and Lunch

Dalkeith High School has a split break and lunch for the Broad General Education (S1-3) and Senior Phase (S4-S6) on a Monday – Thursday. On a Friday, S1 – S6 has the same break time, along with St David’s High School.

Structure of the school day:

Midlothian School Day