At least one large new high school will be built in the west of Edinburgh, as the city seeks to cope with rising numbers of pupils.

Edinburgh council has published new proposals, which include plans to merge some schools together and expand others.

An initial plan to merge Currie High School and Wester Hailes Education Centre was met with anger from parents who felt Currie's community would be divided.

The three new proposals have been published ahead of a meeting to decide the way forward, each of which will maintain Currie High School.

Under one plan Wester Hailes Education Centre would be scrapped as a secondary school and turned into a community hub, while Currie High School would expand to have a roll of 1600 pupils, becoming the largest in the city.

Each plan involves building at least one new school in the west of the city, while others would be expanded.

A decision is due to be taken at a council meeting on May 22, before the formal consultation period starts.

The new schools are not expected to be completed until at least 2022.

There are projected to be an extra 4000 secondary school pupils across Edinburgh by this time.

A report on the options will be presented to councillors next week.