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Edinburgh Live
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Donald Turvill

Edinburgh school to be rebuilt eight years after pupil tragically died when wall collapsed

Work to demolish an Edinburgh secondary school and build a modern energy-saving 'community campus' in its place is set to get started.

It comes after the council granted planning permission for the replacement of Liberton High School, which will have capacity for 1,200 pupils and is expected to open in 2025.

There have been growing calls to rebuild the school since a 12 year-old pupil was killed by a collapsing wall eight years ago.

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