A HIGH school will go head-to-head in the final of a prestigious public speaking contest.

Pupils from St Peter the Apostle will battle it out for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) national school public speaking competition.

They will compete against Shawlands Academy in Glasgow and The Royal High School in Edinburgh on Wednesday, June 7, in Parliament House.

And the topic which the pupils will have to master is: “The most pressing equality issue in Scotland today is…………..; to address it I would….....”

In the closely-fought semi-finals, St Peter the Apostle came out on top against Dornoch Academy.

The competition started in Glasgow in 2012 and quickly became popular with pupils and teachers.

It represents part of the work done by Scotland’s prosecution service to improve understanding of equality and diversity issues.

It is also part of the service’s strategy to reach out to communities and young people in Scotland and engage them in discussion and debate on important issues related to the work of COPFS.

This year’s competition has involved 178 pupils - 89 Teams - from 57 schools across Scotland.

The outcome of the final will rest on the judges, who will be Ruth Charteris KC, Scotland’s Solicitor General, Scott Pattison, Sheriff and Temporary High Court Judge, and Lesslie Young, Chief Executive, Epilepsy Scotland.