Edinburgh Retro: 17 old pictures of music, drama and sport in Edinburgh schools in the 1950s and 1960s

Schools were very different places in the 1950s and 60s - but it wasn’t all reading, writing and arithmetic.

Take a look at these old photos selected from the Evening News archives and you’ll see there was plenty more going on.

Sports days, football trophies, concerts and even opera helped to provide a bit of variety to 1950s and 60s school life.

The black and white pictures here include a boys' mouth organ band, a golf demonstration and several school football teams.

Scroll through and capture the atmosphere of city schools several decades ago.

9. Peffermill primary pupils

Children from Peffermill primary school at a Music Festival rehearsal in October 1964. | TSPL Photo: TSPL

Team picture of St Patrick's primary school football team with trophy in April 1964. | TSPL Photo: TSPL

Hunters Tryst primary school football team in 1964 | TSPL Photo: TSPL

Prestonfield primary school football team in 1964. | TSPL Photo: TSPL