Douglas Ewart High School
54°57′36″N 4°29′24″W / 54.960°N 4.490°W
Douglas Ewart High School was opened in 1922 in Newton Stewart, Scotland. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Douglas Free School[1][2] opened in 1834 and the High School of the Ewart Institute opened in 1864.
Headteachers
George Webb (2019-2023)
Stephan Foster (2023-2024)
George Webb (2024-onward)
Notable former pupils
- John Dedman, member of the Australian Parliament[3]
- James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Prize winner[4]
- Kate Dickie, actress[citation needed]
- Sir John McFadyean, pathologist[5]
References
- ^ "Douglas Free School". douglashistory.co.uk.
- ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery". ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Spaull, Andrew. "Biography - John Johnstone Dedman - Australian Dictionary of Biography". Adb.online.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "James A. Mirrlees - Curriculum Vitae". Nobelprize.org. 5 July 1936. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
External links
- Douglas Ewart High School website
- Inspection reports
- Douglas Ewart High School's page on Scottish Schools Online