New school ready to open doors

THE new Dumfries High School is set to finally open today.

Pupils and staff will walk through the doors of the new building for the first time this morning.

Building works started on site in April 2024 and have been completed after just over two years.

The school will be able to accommodate more than 900 pupils and 100 staff, and the community sport side of the building will be overseen by Greystone Rovers, who have had a long-standing agreement with the school.

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s education, committee chair, Cllr Tracey Little is excited for the opening.

She said: “I am delighted to see the new school opening. As a local ward member, a former pupil and a parent of former pupils, the school has a close affinity within my own household, and I know the school community is hugely excited ahead of the first day of school in the new-build.

“The investment from the council in this project has been long-standing and it’s fantastic to be so close to what is a momentous day for the Dumfries High school community.”

Once moved into the new build, demolition of the original school will begin and landscaping of the school open and green spaces, is set to be completed by spring next year.

An official opening of the new Dumfries High School is scheduled for late August, when the new academic year is underway.