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 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
- James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Prize winner
- Kate Dickie, actress
- Sir John McFadyean, pathologist
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