Anderson High School, Lerwick


The Anderson High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.
The AHS is the largest school in Shetland with around 80 staff and about 700-800 pupils from age 11 to 18.
Pupils transfer to the AHS from other schools. Pupils also transfer from Junior High Schools after S4, leading to more pupils in S5 than in S4.
In 2005, the school was awarded Schools of Ambition status.

History

The school was founded by Arthur Anderson and officially opened in 1861. The school has had two different names;