in intramural sports events, etc. The house system lasted into the early 1980s before being reformed into three 'communuties' - Raeburn, Maxwell and Chi. In 2016 further reform took place. The previous three 'communities' were abolished and five new ones were established - Roslin, Spylaw, Warrender, Thirlestane and Lauder. In August 2021, due to rising pupil numbers, a further revision was made and as of then, the communities have been Roslin, Spylaw and Lauder. Since the 1980s, buildings on the high school campus have adopted the house names along with the addition of a new name, Bruntsfield. Each of the building names reflects a connection to the name of a locality in, or a historic family from, South Edinburgh. In 2007, improvements were made to the school buildings after a state inspection found significant deficiencies in several of the 1966 structures. There was a campaign to build a new school. Following consultation with parents, students, staff, and the wider community, building of a new school began on the existing site in December 2013. The estimated completion date was summer 2016. In July 2013, work started to replace all of the school buildings apart from the Bruntsfield House, which is a listed building. The campus was completed in August 2016 and was officially opened by John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister, on 26 October 2016. , it was composed of four buildings: the Bruntsfield House, the Malala Teaching Block, the Muriel Spark Performing Arts Building, and the Eric Liddell Sports Building. In mid-2019, a small set of temporary units serving as a Humanities building were built in order to better space out these subjects. In October 2022, Darroch Annexe in the nearby Fountainbridge area of the city opened after it was refurbished. The school will use the facility for additional classes as it provides an additional 12 classrooms, a canteen, and a sports hall. It will also become the home of Gaelic medium education at JGHS. SQA exams are also held there. Academics It was in 2018 ranked as one of the top three state secondary schools in Edinburgh and has been ranked in the top ten schools in Scotland. In 2015, JGHS was awarded the Sunday Times accolade of being the Top State Secondary in Scotland. Àrd-sgoil Sheumais Ghilleasbuig There is a Gaelic language unit within the school, catering for around 120 pupils, which allows those students who have been