Secondary school children from Edinburgh's Royal High School after their prize-giving ceremony in July 1981.Secondary school children from Edinburgh's Royal High School after their prize-giving ceremony in July 1981.
Secondary school children from Edinburgh's Royal High School after their prize-giving ceremony in July 1981.

Edinburgh Retro: 34 fantastic pictures of city schools in the 1980s, including O-grades, protest and Comic Relief

By Ian Swanson
Published 24th May 2024, 04:45 BST
Updated 25th May 2024, 04:45 BST

This selection of pictures from the Evening News archives will bring back memories for many.

Scroll through the photos of schooldays 40 years ago to recall O-grade exams, football teams, centenaries and prize-givings, as well as protests against closures and the early success of a future star.

Jazz musician Acker Bilk with Currie Primary School children all dressed in bowler hats in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh in June 1987.

13. Jazz time

Jazz musician Acker Bilk with Currie Primary School children all dressed in bowler hats in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh in June 1987. Photo: Hamish Campbell

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A mother and toddlers group learning Gaelic at Tollcross primary school in Edinburgh, November 1985.

14. Toddlers learn Gaelic

A mother and toddlers group learning Gaelic at Tollcross primary school in Edinburgh, November 1985. Photo: Hamish Campbell

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Wardie primary school pupils dressed as nurses, evacuees and Cub Scouts as part of the Edinburgh school's World War II project in March 1985.

15. Wartime project

Wardie primary school pupils dressed as nurses, evacuees and Cub Scouts as part of the Edinburgh school's World War II project in March 1985. Photo: Crauford Tait

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Children from Tollcross primary school visited the Scotmid stables and met one of their milk horses in Grove Street Edinburgh, as the company announced the end of doorstep milk deliveries by horse in January 1985.

16. Stables visit

Children from Tollcross primary school visited the Scotmid stables and met one of their milk horses in Grove Street Edinburgh, as the company announced the end of doorstep milk deliveries by horse in January 1985. Photo: Bill Newton

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