Plockton High School is a six year comprehensive school, providing education to pupils from one of the largest catchment areas in Europe from Applecross in the north to Glenelg in the south. The school has approximately thirty eight teaching staff and 320 pupils coming from the associated primary schools (Applecross, Auchtertyre, Glenelg, Kyle, Lochcarron, Loch Duich, and Plockton).

On the campus there is a hostel which can accommodate up to forty pupils, as well as the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music.

The school is attractively set in its own grounds including good playing fields to which is it hoped to add an all weather playing surface in the near future. 
The school is available for a wide range of adult evening classes and other activities including drama and sport.

Gaelic language and culture are strongly promoted in the school and pupils currently come to Plockton High School from the Gaelic Medium units in Broadford, Lochcarron, Plockton, and Sleat. Fluent speakers have separate classes provided and also have registration conducted through the medium of Gaelic.