The Royal High School (RHS) in Edinburgh can trace its roots back to 1128, and is generally considered as the oldest school in Scotland and one of the oldest in Europe; it may even be one of the oldest surviving in the world. Initially associated with Holyrood Abbey, the school started life as an institution for the training of Franciscan monks. Although The Royal High School was a fee-paying independent school (UK) until the late 1970s, thereafter it was run by the City of Edinburgh Council. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Events Pope Honorius II recognizes and confirms the Order of the Knights Templar. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Image:Holrodab. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... A monk is a person who practices asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit. ... An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school that relies for all or most of its funding on non-governmental sources. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

It still demands respect and children that attend the school must wear uniform, which is supplied mainly by Aitkin & Niven. Pupils are largely from the EH4 postcode. The uniform today consists of a white shirt, official tie, school blazer, black trousers and black school shoes for boys. The girls uniform is white blouse, official tie, school blazer, black skirt/trousers and black shoes. EH4 is a postal district for Edinburgh, and is considered to belong to the most exclusive addresses, which includes Blackhall, one of Scotlands most expensive suburbs and it also includes Cramond, another suburb which is almost always assosciated as Second-Best to Blackhall. ...

Previously an all-male private school, in 1974 it became a co-educational state comprehensive school. It houses approximately 1200 pupils from the Barnton, Cramond, Davidson's Mains, Blackhall, Cammo, Silverknowes and Clermiston suburbs of the city. Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... State school is an expression used in the United Kingdom and other countries apart from the United States to distinguish schools provided by the government from public schools which are in fact private institutions. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Barnton is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, located to the north-west of the city. ... Cramond is a village built on the east side of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth forming a natural harbour, now a suburb of Edinburgh. ... Davidsons Mains is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Blackhall can refer to two adjoining villages in County Durham, in England: Blackhall Colliery Blackhall Rocks Blackhall, Edinburgh, in Scotland This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Cammo is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Silverknowes is a suburb in northwest Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ...

History of the Royal High School

Through the centuries, the Royal High School has been located at many sites throughout the city including Blackfriars, Infirmary Street, Jock's Lodge, the famous building on Calton Hill and its current site at Barnton, which it moved to in 1968. Jocks Lodge is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The top of Calton Hill with the National Monument and Nelsons Monument View over Edinburgh, with the Dugald Stewart Monument in the foreground Calton Hill is a hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the city centre. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Many of its pupils went on to make significant contributions to Scottish life, most famously Sir Walter Scott and Alexander Graham Bell. More recently other famous former pupils include Robin Cook MP and Ronnie Corbett the comedian. For the first Premier of Saskatchewan see Thomas Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott (August 14, 1771 - September 21, 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe. ... Alexander Graham Bell Credit: Moffett Studio / Library and Archives Canada / C-017335 Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish scientist and inventor who emigrated to Canada. ... The Rt Hon. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... On left, with partner Ronnie Barker Portrait of Corbett Ronald Balfour Corbett, OBE (born December 4, 1930 in Edinburgh, commonly credited as Ronnie Corbett) is a Scottish comedian and actor, best known as one of The Two Ronnies. ...

The school has two flourishing Former Pupils clubs: The Royal High School Club (Edinburgh) and The Royal High School Club in London (RHSCL).

The building on Calton Hill

The Royal High School building on Calton Hill

The neo-classical Calton Hill building, dating from 1829 and designed by Thomas Hamilton was long considered as a home for the Scottish Parliament. The building was converted in anticipation of the 1979 Scotland referendum, with a debating chamber built, but the referendum failed due to a rule requiring the support of 40% of the entire electorate. Following the successful referendum in 1997 it was considered again, until Donald Dewar eventually chose the Holyrood site for the Scottish Parliament Building, supposedly due to fears of the building being a Nationalist shibboleth. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 712 KB) The Royal High School in Edinburgh. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 712 KB) The Royal High School in Edinburgh. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... The top of Calton Hill with the National Monument and Nelsons Monument View over Edinburgh, with the Dugald Stewart Monument in the foreground Calton Hill is a hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the city centre. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Hamilton, (1784 - 1858) was a Scottish architect, based in Edinburgh. ... The Scottish Parliaments logo in English and Gaelic. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Scotland referendum of 1979 was a post-legislative referendum held in Scotland only, over whether there was support for Scotland Act 1978, which if passed would have created an assembly for Scotland. ... The Scotland referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland only, over whether there was support for the creation of an assembly for Scotland and whether there was support for an assembly with tax varying powers. ... Statue of Donald Dewar in Glasgows Buchanan Street The Right Honourable Donald Campbell Dewar (August 21, 1937 – October 11, 2000) was a Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland after devolution in 1999. ... Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... The Scottish Parliament building in April 2006 The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edinburgh. ... Walter Thomas Monningtons 1925 painting called Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland 1707 hangs in the Palace of Westminster depicting the official presentation of the law that formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Look up Shibboleth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

As of 2004 there are proposals to convert the building into the Scottish National Photography Centre, which is seen as an appropriate site for such a centre, given its proximity to the former studio of Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Adamson, (1821–1848) Scottish pioneer photographer. ... David Octavius Hill (born 1802 in Perth, died 1870) was a respected Scottish painter and arts activist who collaborated with the engineer and photographic pioneer Robert Adamson (born 1821, died 1848) between 1843 and 1847. ...

External links

• Official website
• The Royal High School Club
• The Royal High School Club in London
• The Royal High School Building on Calton Hill at edinburgharchitecture.co.uk