High School of Dundee
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The High School of Dundee is an independent
, co-educational, day school
in the city of Dundee
, Scotland
which provides both primary and secondary education
to just over one thousand pupils. Its foundation has been dated to 1239, and it is the sole private school in Dundee.
The school's Rector
is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
.
and monk
s of Lindores Abbey
after they were granted a charter
by Gilbert, Bishop of Brechin
, in the early 1220s to "plant schools wherever they please in the burgh
". Their rights were confirmed by a Papal Bull
conferred by Pope
Gregory IX on 14 February 1239. It is from this Bull that the School's Latin
motto
"Prestante Domino ", translated as "Under the Leadership of God", is taken.
Little information survives about the early grammar school: it would have taught a Latin
curriculum to boys from Dundee and the surrounding area. However, in 1434, the teaching methods of the Master, Gilbert Knight, were challenged by John, Bishop of Brechin, who conferred Laurence Lownan as the new Master in Knight's place.
Dundee was a hotbed of the Reformation
, and St Mary's Church
had, according to John Knox
, the first truly reformed congregation in Scotland. The School itself was the earliest reformed school in the country, having adopted the new religion in 1554 under the master, Thomas Makgibbon, with the assistance of the (by-now Protestant) Dundee Town Council. However, John, the Abbot of Lindores
stepped in to take control of the school which his predecessors had founded, replacing Makgibbon nominally with the Vicar of St. Mary’s, John Rolland, who was given the power to appoint substitutes; this he did, his substitutes opening schools in opposition to the Grammar School, poaching its pupils. In the ensuing furore the Town Council, which approved of Makgibbon’s methods, intervened to prevent rival schools.
Among other early masters was John Fethy, who left Scotland for Wittenberg
from Dundee, having come into contact with Lutheran influences. He returned to Scotland around 1532 “the first organist that ever brought to Scotland the curious new fingering”, that is, playing the organ
with five fingers.
Early scholars included Hector Boece
, historian
and first Principal of the University of Aberdeen
; William Wallace
; and James, John and Robert Wedderburn
, authors of The Gude and Godlie Ballatis, one of the most important literary works of the Scottish Reformation.
After the Reformation, the Grammar School came under the auspices of Dundee Town Council. Greek
was added to the curriculum shortly after 1562, under the Master Alexander Hepburn
, who would author Grammaticae Artis Rudimenta Breviter et Dilucide Explicata, a Latin primer, in Dundee, and become bishop of Ross
in 1574.
Mary, Queen of Scots, also made an annual grant to the school in 1563, from the revenues of the church.
The school moved into its first permanent home in 1589, a building in St Clement’s Lane demolished to make way for the City Square in the 1930s. One of the first masters here was David Lindsay
, later Bishop of Edinburgh
, who crowned Charles I at Holyrood
. Pupils were still expected to speak only Latin - to ensure which, their schoolmates were to act as "clandestine captors". Boys entered at the age of eight, and stayed for seven years (two years longer than in other Scottish schools: in 1773, this was reduced to the customary five) at which point the boy could proceed to university
. A boy had probably only two teachers in all this time: each of the three assistants, known as doctors, taught one class for three years, after which the Rector would teach for two years.
. The Grammar School shared a building with it from 1789, though the two remained separate.
In 1785, Dundee Academy was opened in the Nethergate, in a hospital building built by the Trinitarian Friars before the Reformation; today it is the site of St Andrews Roman Catholic Cathedral. This new school, also founded by the Council, was “to instruct young gentlemen in mathematical learning, and the several branches of the science with which it is connected.” Its first rector, James Weir, described as “a gentleman of considerable abilities, but rather a projector,” took great interest in the problem of perpetual motion. The school closed down altogether in 1795 after its second master, James Ivory
, had gone to be a professor at the Royal Military College. The academy re-opened in 1801, under Thomas Duncan, a brilliant mathematician: but after his appointment to the Regius Chair of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews
in 1820 the school suffered. The author Robert Mudie
also taught at the Academy from 1808 to 1821.
, was built, a neo-classical building designed as part of the civic improvements in Dundee.
The school was opened on 1 October 1834. The total cost of the building, including the playground and enclosure (not completed until 1837) was £10,000, the greater portion of which was raised by public subscription. Though it had one building and one management, the three schools remained more or less distinct; conflicting claims for precedence led to no rector being appointed. The centre was assigned to the Academy, the west wing to the Grammar School, and the east wing to the English School; the eight or nine headmasters acted independently, but presided in rotation over a Censor’s Court, which dealt with matters of common concern. To this day, the heads of individual departments within the School are known as Headmasters, a unique reminder of this arrangement. From 1840, one of the directors was to exercise general supervision over the school as governor, or superintending director, with powers to “reform all abuses and irregularities”.
granted by Queen Victoria
changed the name of the school to The High School of Dundee, and protected the rights of the Subscribers. In 1877, a new curriculum was introduced, and an inclusive fee charged: prior to this, pupils had attended such classes as they chose.
The independent future of the school was threatened by the Education (Scotland) Act 1872, which made education compulsory and took over the running of parish schools from the Church of Scotland
. Burgh as well as parish schools now came under school boards run by local committees, and similarly ancient schools in Edinburgh and Glasgow
were taken over by their respective town councils. The Subscribers to the High School objected to this. The situation was worsened by a similar Act in 1878, and legal action looked inevitable, until an alumnus, William Harris, offered, in February 1881, to donate £30,000 for the purposes of higher education in Dundee on condition that the board give up all claim to the school. This agreement was incorporated in an Act of Parliament
, the William Harris Endowment and Dundee Education Act, 1882. This act led to the appointment of a single rector of the High School of Dundee, and the foundation of Harris Academy
. Thanks to Miss Margaret Harris, who waived her right to a life-rent of her brother’s estate, a girls’ school was built across Euclid Crescent in two stages between 1886 and 1890. A further Act was passed in 1922, and the school's current constitution is embodied in ‘The High School of Dundee Scheme, 1987’, sanctioned by an Order of the Court of Session
made under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, in May 1992.
The school church is Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's)
, continuing a tradition that has existed since its foundation in the thirteenth century, and services and concerts are regularly held in the church.
The school has a total of 1040 pupils in prep-school and the senior school. Fees for the 2009–2010 session range from £6672 to £9486 GBP. The High School of Dundee was among the first Scottish charities investigated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
for the public benefit derived from their tax-exempt status, and was the first independent school in the United Kingdom judged to have demonstrated its charitable aims and “local and national benefit”.
The High School was voted Scottish Independent Secondary School of the Year 2008 by The Times
.
The High School of Dundee is situated in seven buildings in the city centre: the Main Building (traditionally the Boys School); the Margaret Harris Building (the Girls School); the Robert Fergusson Building, housing the English
department; Trinity Meadowside, a former church, designed by David Bryce
, housing the hall, library and recording studio; Bonar House; Baxter House; and The Lodge.
There are also two main playing grounds, Dalnacraig and Mayfield, approximately one mile from the School, at which sports such as hockey
, tennis
, rugby
, football
, cricket
and athletics
are played. Mayfield has undergone massive investment in recent years with new sports facilities, and is the home of Dundee High School Former Pupils’ RFC
: it is also let out to other groups. The school also holds an annual sports day at the Mayfield playing grounds in June where the four school houses compete against each other throughout the day.
, Aystree (after the house of a Benefactor of the School), Lindores
(originally "School"), and Wallace (after William Wallace
). Junior School get the opportunity to gain house points during class and the senior school gain house-points through competitions such as inter-house debating, and through the results collected from sports day. At the end of every session, the points are added together, and the house plate is awarded to the winning house.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, co-educational, day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in the city of Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
which provides both primary and secondary education
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
to just over one thousand pupils. Its foundation has been dated to 1239, and it is the sole private school in Dundee.
The school's Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
.
The Grammar School
The School has its origins in the Grammar School of Dundee founded by the abbotAbbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
and monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
s of Lindores Abbey
Lindores Abbey
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a much reduced and overgrown ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about north of the village of Lindores....
after they were granted a charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
by Gilbert, Bishop of Brechin
Bishop of Brechin
The Bishop of Brechin is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Brechin or Angus, based at Brechin Cathedral, Brechin. The diocese had a long-established Gaelic monastic community which survived into the 13th century. The clerical establishment may very well have traced their earlier origins...
, in the early 1220s to "plant schools wherever they please in the burgh
Burgh
A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United...
". Their rights were confirmed by a Papal Bull
Papal bull
A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
conferred by Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
Gregory IX on 14 February 1239. It is from this Bull that the School's Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
"Prestante Domino ", translated as "Under the Leadership of God", is taken.
Little information survives about the early grammar school: it would have taught a Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
curriculum to boys from Dundee and the surrounding area. However, in 1434, the teaching methods of the Master, Gilbert Knight, were challenged by John, Bishop of Brechin, who conferred Laurence Lownan as the new Master in Knight's place.
Dundee was a hotbed of the Reformation
Scottish Reformation
The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in...
, and St Mary's Church
Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's)
Dundee Parish Church is located in the east section of Dundee's "City Churches", the other being occupied by the Steeple Church. Both are congregations in the Church of Scotland, although with differing styles of worship....
had, according to John Knox
John Knox
John Knox was a Scottish clergyman and a leader of the Protestant Reformation who brought reformation to the church in Scotland. He was educated at the University of St Andrews or possibly the University of Glasgow and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1536...
, the first truly reformed congregation in Scotland. The School itself was the earliest reformed school in the country, having adopted the new religion in 1554 under the master, Thomas Makgibbon, with the assistance of the (by-now Protestant) Dundee Town Council. However, John, the Abbot of Lindores
Abbot of Lindores
The Abbot of Lindores was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Lindores Abbey, Fife . The position was created when the abbey was founded sometime between 1190 and 1191 by King William the Lion's brother Prince David, Earl of Huntingdon and Lord of Garioch...
stepped in to take control of the school which his predecessors had founded, replacing Makgibbon nominally with the Vicar of St. Mary’s, John Rolland, who was given the power to appoint substitutes; this he did, his substitutes opening schools in opposition to the Grammar School, poaching its pupils. In the ensuing furore the Town Council, which approved of Makgibbon’s methods, intervened to prevent rival schools.
Among other early masters was John Fethy, who left Scotland for Wittenberg
Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a city in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Elbe. It has a population of about 50,000....
from Dundee, having come into contact with Lutheran influences. He returned to Scotland around 1532 “the first organist that ever brought to Scotland the curious new fingering”, that is, playing the organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
with five fingers.
Early scholars included Hector Boece
Hector Boece
Hector Boece , known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen.-Biography:He was born in Dundee where he attended school...
, historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and first Principal of the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
; William Wallace
William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
; and James, John and Robert Wedderburn
James, John and Robert Wedderburn
James Wedderburn was a Scottish poet, the eldest son of James Wedderburn, merchant of Dundee , and of Janet Barry, sister of John Barry, vicar of Dundee...
, authors of The Gude and Godlie Ballatis, one of the most important literary works of the Scottish Reformation.
After the Reformation, the Grammar School came under the auspices of Dundee Town Council. Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
was added to the curriculum shortly after 1562, under the Master Alexander Hepburn
Alexander Hepburn
Alexander Hepburn was a 16th century Scottish cleric. He was elected as bishop of Ross on 14 May 1574, following the Church of Scotland's attempted forfeiture of the catholic bishop John Lesley....
, who would author Grammaticae Artis Rudimenta Breviter et Dilucide Explicata, a Latin primer, in Dundee, and become bishop of Ross
Bishop of Ross
The Bishop of Ross was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Ross, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics. The first recorded bishop appears in the late 7th century as a witness to Adomnán of Iona's Cáin Adomnáin. The bishopric was based at the settlement of Rosemarkie until the mid-13th...
in 1574.
Mary, Queen of Scots, also made an annual grant to the school in 1563, from the revenues of the church.
The school moved into its first permanent home in 1589, a building in St Clement’s Lane demolished to make way for the City Square in the 1930s. One of the first masters here was David Lindsay
David Lindsay (d. 1641)
David Lindsay was a Church of Scotland minister and prelate active in the seventeenth-century.-Early life and career:Born around 1575, he was a son of Colonel John Lindsay, laird of Edzell in Angus, and graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of St Andrews in 1593...
, later Bishop of Edinburgh
Bishop of Edinburgh
The Bishop of Edinburgh is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh.The see was founded in 1633 by King Charles I. William Forbes was consecrated in St. Giles' Cathedral as its first bishop on 23 January 1634 though he died later that year...
, who crowned Charles I at Holyrood
Holyrood Palace
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The palace stands at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle...
. Pupils were still expected to speak only Latin - to ensure which, their schoolmates were to act as "clandestine captors". Boys entered at the age of eight, and stayed for seven years (two years longer than in other Scottish schools: in 1773, this was reduced to the customary five) at which point the boy could proceed to university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. A boy had probably only two teachers in all this time: each of the three assistants, known as doctors, taught one class for three years, after which the Rector would teach for two years.
The English School and Dundee Academy
The English School was founded by the burgh council in 1702, and was the successor to the pre-Reformation “Song School”: it acted as a sort of elementary school for both sexes. It stood in School Wynd, by the city churches, near to the present site of the Mercat CrossMercat cross
A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scottish cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. It was originally a place where merchants would gather, and later became the focal point of many town events such as executions, announcements and proclamations...
. The Grammar School shared a building with it from 1789, though the two remained separate.
In 1785, Dundee Academy was opened in the Nethergate, in a hospital building built by the Trinitarian Friars before the Reformation; today it is the site of St Andrews Roman Catholic Cathedral. This new school, also founded by the Council, was “to instruct young gentlemen in mathematical learning, and the several branches of the science with which it is connected.” Its first rector, James Weir, described as “a gentleman of considerable abilities, but rather a projector,” took great interest in the problem of perpetual motion. The school closed down altogether in 1795 after its second master, James Ivory
James Ivory (mathematician)
Sir James Ivory was a Scottish mathematician.Ivory was born in Dundee and attended Dundee Grammar School. In 1779 he entered the University of St Andrews, distinguishing himself especially in mathematics...
, had gone to be a professor at the Royal Military College. The academy re-opened in 1801, under Thomas Duncan, a brilliant mathematician: but after his appointment to the Regius Chair of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
in 1820 the school suffered. The author Robert Mudie
Robert Mudie
Robert Mudie was a newspaper editor and author, born in Angus, Scotland on 28 June 1777, was the youngest son of John Mudie, a weaver, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Bany. After attending the village school he worked as a weaver until he was drafted into the militia. Largely self-educated, from his...
also taught at the Academy from 1808 to 1821.
Dundee Public Seminaries
For some years it had become apparent that the educational needs of the rapidly expanding burgh were inadequately met by the three burgh schools. In April 1829, a public meeting was held to consider the situation, where it was proposed to combine the schools within one building. Dundee Town Council had also been reviewing the position: following deliberations, it was decided that “the Magistrates and Town Council and all classes of the community shall unite in joint efforts for enlarging and improving the means of education in Dundee”. The schools hitherto under the patronage of the Council were to be reconstituted and handed over to a new body of directors, of whom ten were chosen by the Council, and ten by the subscribers to the new buildings. Thus, the three schools were united in 1829 to form the Dundee Public Seminaries, and in 1832-4 the present school, to the design of Edinburgh architect George AngusGeorge Angus
George Angus was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Collingwood in the VFL during the early 1900s.Angus was a late comer to the game, making his Collingwood debut at the age of 27 in 1902 having previously fought in the Boer War. He was a member of back to back premiership...
, was built, a neo-classical building designed as part of the civic improvements in Dundee.
The school was opened on 1 October 1834. The total cost of the building, including the playground and enclosure (not completed until 1837) was £10,000, the greater portion of which was raised by public subscription. Though it had one building and one management, the three schools remained more or less distinct; conflicting claims for precedence led to no rector being appointed. The centre was assigned to the Academy, the west wing to the Grammar School, and the east wing to the English School; the eight or nine headmasters acted independently, but presided in rotation over a Censor’s Court, which dealt with matters of common concern. To this day, the heads of individual departments within the School are known as Headmasters, a unique reminder of this arrangement. From 1840, one of the directors was to exercise general supervision over the school as governor, or superintending director, with powers to “reform all abuses and irregularities”.
The High School of Dundee
In 1859, a Royal CharterRoyal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
granted by Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
changed the name of the school to The High School of Dundee, and protected the rights of the Subscribers. In 1877, a new curriculum was introduced, and an inclusive fee charged: prior to this, pupils had attended such classes as they chose.
The independent future of the school was threatened by the Education (Scotland) Act 1872, which made education compulsory and took over the running of parish schools from the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
. Burgh as well as parish schools now came under school boards run by local committees, and similarly ancient schools in Edinburgh and Glasgow
High School of Glasgow
The High School of Glasgow is an independent, co-educational day school in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as the Choir School of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, it is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. It remained part of the Church as the city's grammar...
were taken over by their respective town councils. The Subscribers to the High School objected to this. The situation was worsened by a similar Act in 1878, and legal action looked inevitable, until an alumnus, William Harris, offered, in February 1881, to donate £30,000 for the purposes of higher education in Dundee on condition that the board give up all claim to the school. This agreement was incorporated in an Act of Parliament
Act of Parliament
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, the William Harris Endowment and Dundee Education Act, 1882. This act led to the appointment of a single rector of the High School of Dundee, and the foundation of Harris Academy
Harris Academy
Harris Academy is a co-educational comprehensive school located in the West End of Dundee, Scotland.-Admissions:The school's current rector is Mr. James Thewliss....
. Thanks to Miss Margaret Harris, who waived her right to a life-rent of her brother’s estate, a girls’ school was built across Euclid Crescent in two stages between 1886 and 1890. A further Act was passed in 1922, and the school's current constitution is embodied in ‘The High School of Dundee Scheme, 1987’, sanctioned by an Order of the Court of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
made under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, in May 1992.
The school church is Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's)
Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's)
Dundee Parish Church is located in the east section of Dundee's "City Churches", the other being occupied by the Steeple Church. Both are congregations in the Church of Scotland, although with differing styles of worship....
, continuing a tradition that has existed since its foundation in the thirteenth century, and services and concerts are regularly held in the church.
The school has a total of 1040 pupils in prep-school and the senior school. Fees for the 2009–2010 session range from £6672 to £9486 GBP. The High School of Dundee was among the first Scottish charities investigated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government, with responsibility for the regulation of charities in Scotland...
for the public benefit derived from their tax-exempt status, and was the first independent school in the United Kingdom judged to have demonstrated its charitable aims and “local and national benefit”.
The High School was voted Scottish Independent Secondary School of the Year 2008 by The Times
The Times
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.
Buildings and Playing Grounds
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
department; Trinity Meadowside, a former church, designed by David Bryce
David Bryce
David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner...
, housing the hall, library and recording studio; Bonar House; Baxter House; and The Lodge.
There are also two main playing grounds, Dalnacraig and Mayfield, approximately one mile from the School, at which sports such as hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
are played. Mayfield has undergone massive investment in recent years with new sports facilities, and is the home of Dundee High School Former Pupils’ RFC
Dundee HSFP
Dundee High Rugby are a rugby union team that play their home games at the Mayfield Playing Fields, Dundee, Scotland.The team was founded in 1880 by former pupils of the High School of Dundee, and currently play in the Premiership Division One, having been promoted from Scottish Premiership...
: it is also let out to other groups. The school also holds an annual sports day at the Mayfield playing grounds in June where the four school houses compete against each other throughout the day.
Houses
The school has four houses to which pupils are assigned randomly, or depending on their family history in the school. The four houses are AirlieEarl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen...
, Aystree (after the house of a Benefactor of the School), Lindores
Lindores Abbey
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a much reduced and overgrown ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about north of the village of Lindores....
(originally "School"), and Wallace (after William Wallace
William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
). Junior School get the opportunity to gain house points during class and the senior school gain house-points through competitions such as inter-house debating, and through the results collected from sports day. At the end of every session, the points are added together, and the house plate is awarded to the winning house.
Notable alumni
- William WallaceWilliam WallaceSir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
, (c.1270–1305), ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
KnightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
, patriotPatriotismPatriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy... - Hector BoeceHector BoeceHector Boece , known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen.-Biography:He was born in Dundee where he attended school...
, (c.1465–1536), HistorianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, first Principal of the University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, (1500–1536) - William HayWilliam HayCaptain William Hay CB was the second and last junior Joint Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, one of two heads of the London Metropolitan Police....
c.1465–1542, Principal of the University of Aberdeen, (1536–1542) - James Wedderburn, (c. 1495 – 1553), John WedderburnJohn Wedderburn-Life:The second son of James Wedderburn and Janet Barry, he was born in Dundee about 1500. He studied at the pædagogium , St Andrews, graduated B.A. in 1526 and M.A. in 1528. While at college he came under the teaching of John Mair and Patrick Hamilton the martyr, and, like his elder brother,...
(c. 1505–1556), and Robert WedderburnRobert Wedderburn (poet)Robert Wedderburn , the third son of James Wedderburn and Janet Barrie, was born in Dundee, and attended St Andrews University. Having entered St Leonard's College in 1526 he graduated BA in 1529 and MA in 1530, with his name listed at the head of the roll of graduates...
(c. 1510–c.1555), religious reformersProtestant ReformersProtestant Reformers were those theologians, churchmen, and statesmen whose careers, works, and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century... - Henry ScrimgeourHenry ScrimgeourHenry Scrimgeour or Scrymgeour was a diplomat and book collector.-Biography:He was born in Dundee, most likely in 1505, but possibly in 1508 or 1509, since Andrew Melville gives Scrimgeour's age at death as sixty-three....
(Scrymgeour), (1505?–1572), diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and book collector, Professor of Philosophy and Civil Law in the University of GenevaUniversity of GenevaThe University of Geneva is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it...
. - Sir Peter YoungPeter Young (tutor)-Life:Young was the second son of John Young, burgess of Edinburgh and Dundee, and of Margaret, daughter of Walter Scrymgeour of Glasswell, and was born at Dundee on 15 August 1544. His mother was related to the Scrymgeours of Dudhope , and his father settled in Dundee at the time of his marriage...
, (1544–1628), tutor to James VI and diplomat - Hercules Rollock, (c.1546–1599), lawyerLawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, rector of the Royal High School of Edinburgh - George GledstanesGeorge GledstanesGeorge Gledstanes was an Archbishop of St Andrews during the seventeenth century.-Early life:George Gledstanes was a son of Herbert Gladstanes, clerk of Dundee, and one of the bailies of that town. He was born there between 1560 and 1565, and after spending some time at Dundee Grammar School went...
(Gladstanes), (c.1562–1615), archbishop of St AndrewsArchbishop of St AndrewsThe Bishop of St. Andrews was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of St Andrews and then, as Archbishop of St Andrews , the Archdiocese of St Andrews.The name St Andrews is not the town or church's original name... - James WedderburnJames Wedderburn (bishop)James Wedderburn , bishop of Dunblane, was the second son of John Wedderburn, a mariner and shipowner from Dundee, and Margaret Lindsay. James Wedderburn , a playwright and early Scottish proponent of Protestantism, was his grandfather....
, (1585 – 1639), bishop of DunblaneBishop of DunblaneThe Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane/Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland's thirteen bishoprics. It was based at Dunblane Cathedral, now a parish church of the Church of Scotland. The bishopric itself certainly derives from an older...
(1636–1638) - Sir George MackenzieGeorge Mackenzie (lawyer)Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, Knt. , known as Bluidy Mackenzie, was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, and legal writer.- Origins :...
of Rosehaugh (1636–1691), Lord AdvocateLord AdvocateHer Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
, writer, founder of the Advocates' LibraryAdvocates' LibraryThe Advocates' Library is a law library belonging to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh, founded in 1682. Until 1925 it was the deposit library for Scotland, after which the role was taken on by the National Library of Scotland....
, the precursor to the National Library of ScotlandNational Library of ScotlandThe National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter... - Rev Robert Kirk, (1644–1692), minister of Aberfoyle, translator of the PsalmsPsalmsThe Book of Psalms , commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible...
into Gaelic, alleged to have been abducted by fairiesFairyA fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term... - Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, (1731–1804) AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... - George DempsterGeorge Dempster (lawyer)George Dempster was a Scottish lawyer who was elected member of Parliament for the Perth Burghs.Dempster was educated at Dundee Grammar School and possibly also at the small parish school at Leuchars, Fife...
, (1732–1818), lawyer and politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... - William SmallWilliam SmallWilliam Small was born in Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland, the son of a Presbyterian minister, James Small and his wife Lillias Scott, and younger brother to Dr Robert Small. He attended Dundee Grammar School, and Marischal College, Aberdeen where he received an MA in 1755...
, (1734–1775), Professor at the College of William and MaryCollege of William and MaryThe College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
, physician - Robert FergussonRobert FergussonRobert Fergusson was a Scottish poet. After formal education at the University of St Andrews, Fergusson followed an essentially bohemian life course in Edinburgh, the city of his birth, then at the height of intellectual and cultural ferment as part of the Scottish enlightenment...
, (1750–1774), poet - Robert HaldaneRobert Haldane-Biography:Haldane was born in London, the son of James Haldane 2nd of Airthrey House, and his wife Katherine Duncan. His younger brother James Alexander Haldane was also a clergyman...
(1764–1842), theological writer and evangelical patron - Sir James IvoryJames Ivory (mathematician)Sir James Ivory was a Scottish mathematician.Ivory was born in Dundee and attended Dundee Grammar School. In 1779 he entered the University of St Andrews, distinguishing himself especially in mathematics...
FRS (1765–1842) - James HaldaneJames HaldaneJames Alexander Haldane was a Scottish independent church leader.- Biography :The younger son of Captain James Haldane of Airthrey House, in Stirlingshire, he was born at Dundee...
(1768–1851), Baptist minister and author - Lt-Gen. Sir William ChalmersWilliam ChalmersWilliam Chalmers was a Swedish merchant and freemason. He was born in Gothenburg in 1748 as the son of the Scottish merchant, William Chalmers, Sr., and his Swedish wife, Inga Orre. William Chalmers Jr. was the oldest amongst his brothers James, George Andreas and Charles Chalmers...
of Glenericht, (1767–1860) army officer - Thomas ThomsonThomas ThomsonThomas Thomson FRS FRSE FLS FFPSG MWS was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory.He was the inventor of the saccharometer.- Life and work :...
, (1773-1852), Scottish chemist, whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. - General Sir John BellJohn Bell (British Army officer)General Sir John Bell GCB was a British soldier and magistrate. At the time of his death, he was the senior general of the British Army.-Background:Born at Bonytoun in the county of Fife, he was the son of David Bell...
, (1782–1876), British general and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey - Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair, (1786–1861), army officer and ProvostProvost (education)A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of St AndrewsSt AndrewsSt Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife.... - James Ivory, Lord IvoryJames Ivory, Lord IvoryJames Ivory, Lord Ivory FRSE , was a Scottish judge.The son of Thomas Ivory, watchmaker and engraver, he was born in Dundee on 29 February 1792...
(1792–1866), judge - Henry StephensHenry StephensHenry Stephens may refer to:*Henry Stephens , lumberman, merchant and financier in Michigan*Henry Douglas Stephens , Australian paediatric surgeon*Henry Louis Stephens , American illustrator...
, (1795–1874), writer on agriculture - Thomas James HendersonThomas James HendersonThomas James Alan Henderson was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.-Early life:Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was educated...
, (1798–1844), astronomer - Alexander LeightonAlexander LeightonAlexander Leighton was a Scottish medical doctor and puritan preacher and pamphleteer best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I.-Early life:...
, (1800–1874), writer and literary editor - John Gibson Macvicar, (1800–1884), Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Natural History at the University of St Andrews
- William PatersonWilliam PatersonWilliam Paterson or Bill Paterson may refer to:* William Paterson , Scottish trader, a founder of the Bank of England,* William Paterson , American statesman; signatory to the United States Constitution...
, (1810–1870), potato breeder - Robert Leighton, (1822–1869), poet
- Alexander BalfourAlexander BalfourAlexander Balfour was a Scottish merchant and founder of the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson.Balfour was born in Leven, Fife, the son of Henry Balfour, a foundry owner...
, (1824–1886), merchant - Sir William AitkenWilliam Aitken (pathologist)Sir William Aitken was a Scottish pathologist.Aitken was the eldest son of William Aitken, a medical practitioner of Dundee, was born there on 23 April 1825. Having received his general education at the High School, he was apprenticed to his father, and at the same time attended the practice of...
, (1825–1892), pathologist - William Edward BaxterWilliam Edward BaxterWilliam Edward Baxter was a Scottish businessman, Liberal politician and travel writer.-Background and education:...
, (1825–1890), politician and author - Sir Andrew Clark, first baronet (1826–1893), physician
- Bruce James Talbert, (1838–1881), architect and designer
- Alexander Crawford LambAlexander Crawford LambAlexander Crawford Lamb was a Scottish hotelier, art collector, antiquarian and writer. He amassed a considerable collection of paintings, literary works, china, furniture antiquities and other ephemera and memorabilia. His most notable literary achievement was the publication of a massive volume...
(1843-1897), Dundee hotelier, antiquarian and art collector. - Robert Fleming, (1845–1933), financier
- Francis Robert JappFrancis Robert JappFrancis Robert Japp was a British chemist who discovered the Japp-Klingemann reaction in 1887.He was born in Dundee, Scotland, the son of James Japp, a minister of the Catholic Apostolic Church. He graduated from St Andrews with an M.A. in 1868 and entered the University of Edinburgh as a student...
, (1848–1928), chemist - John Mitchell Keiller, (1851–1899), preserves and confectionery manufacturer
- Henry Martyn Beckwith Reid (1856–1927), Professor of DivinityProfessor of Divinity, GlasgowProfessor of Divinity is an academic position at the University of Glasgow.Although divinity was taught from the foundations of the university in 1451, it was in 1577, as part of James VI's Nova Erectio, that a Chair was established, to be held by the Principal of the University of Glasgow...
at the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
(1903–1927) - George Saunders, (1859–1922), journalist
- David Coupar ThomsonDavid Coupar ThomsonDavid Coupar Thomson was the proprietor of the newspaper and publishing company D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.-Early life:...
, (1861–1954), newspaper proprietor - Andrew Macbeth AndersonAndrew Macbeth AndersonAndrew Macbeth Anderson was a Scottish barrister, judge and Liberal Party politician. At the time of his death he was the senior Scottish judge and held the judicial title of the Honourable Lord Anderson.-Family and education:...
, (1862–1936), Senior Scottish judge, Solicitor General for ScotlandSolicitor General for ScotlandHer Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
(1911–1913) and LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP for North AyrshireNorth Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)North Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It returned one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...
1910–1911 - Fred MillerFred Miller (journalist)Frederick Miller was a British journalist, who became editor of The Daily Telegraph 1923-1924.Miller was born in Dundee. He attended the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh, and upon leaving joined The Scotsman...
, (1863–1924), editor of The Daily TelegraphThe Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, 1923–1924 - Sir James WalkerJames Walker (chemist)Sir James Walker FRS was a Scottish chemist.Born in Dundee, he was educated at the High School of Dundee, and though had passed the entrance examination for the University of St Andrews at sixteen, he instead went for three years to the flax industry, entering the University of Edinburgh in 1882,...
, (1863–1935), Professor of ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
at University College, DundeeUniversity of DundeeThe University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
, and the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university... - John DuncanJohn Duncan (painter)John Duncan was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1866. His father was a cattleman, but John was disinterest in the family business over an interest in visual art. By the age of 11 he was a student at the Dundee School of Art, then based at the High School of Dundee....
, (1866–1945), painter and illustrator - Millar Patrick, (1868–1951), hymnologist and liturgist
- William Thomas CalmanWilliam Thomas CalmanWilliam Thomas Calman was a Scottish zoologist, specialising in the Crustacea.He was born in Dundee, studying at the High School. In the scientific societies in the city, he met D'Arcy Thompson. He later became Thompson's lab boy, which allowed him to attend lectures at University College, Dundee...
, (1871–1952), zoologist, Keeper of Zoology at the British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its... - Norman Kemp SmithNorman Kemp SmithNorman Kemp Smith was a Scottish philosopher who lectured at Princeton University and was Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh. Born Norman Smith in Dundee, Scotland, he added his wife's last name when he married Amy Kemp in 1910.-Career:Kemp Smith received his...
, (1872–1958), Professor of LogicLogicIn philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
and MetaphysicsMetaphysicsMetaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
at the University of Edinburgh - H. N. BrailsfordH. N. BrailsfordHenry Noel Brailsford was the most prolific British left-wing journalist of the first half of the 20th century.The son of a Methodist preacher, he was born in Yorkshire and educated in Scotland, at the High School of Dundee...
, (1873–1958) journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... - (Elizabeth) Hilda Lockhart Lorimer, (1873–1954), classical scholar
- Colonel George Waterston Millar DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, 1874–1955, Lecturer at the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
, army medic - Charles Coupar Barrie, 1st Baron AbertayCharles Coupar Barrie, 1st Baron AbertayCharles Coupar Barrie, 1st Baron Abertay KBE DL JP was a businessman and Liberal Party and later Liberal National politician in the United Kingdom.-Background and education:...
, (1875–1940) politician - Agnes Forbes Blackadder, FRCSIRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandThe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , is a Dublin-based medical institution, situated on St. Stephen's Green. The college is one of the five Recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland...
, (1875–1964), surgeon, first female graduate of the University of St Andrews - David Lockhart Robertson LorimerDavid Lockhart Robertson LorimerLieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer was a member of the British Indian Army, a political official in the British Indian government and a noted linguist...
, (1876–1962), diplomat and linguist - Sir David AndersonDavid Anderson (engineer)Sir David Anderson was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer.Anderson was born in 1880 at Leven, Fife, Scotland. In 1921, on his return from Army service, Anderson joined a partnership with fellow engineers Basil Mott and David Hay, forming the company Mott Hay and Anderson. Mott, Hay and Anderson...
, (1880–1953), civil engineer and lawyer - Preston WatsonPreston WatsonPreston Watson was a Scottish aviation pioneer, who is sometimes said to have been the first true aviator. He is supposed to have made and controlled motorized flight with a heavier-than-air aircraft in 1903 - thus predating the Wright brothers flight.This claim has however been discredited by the...
, (1880–1915), pioneer of aviation, argued to have made the world’s first powered flight - Robert William ChapmanRobert William Chapman (scholar)Robert William Chapman, usually known in print as R. W. Chapman was a British scholar, book collector and editor of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen.-Life:...
, (1881–1960), literary scholar and publisher - Sir Alexander GrayAlexander Gray (poet)Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet.-Life and work:...
, (1882–1968), Jaffrey ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Political EconomyPolitical economyPolitical economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
at the University of Aberdeen and poet - William Laughton LorimerWilliam Laughton LorimerWilliam Laughton Lorimer was born at Strathmartine on the outskirts of Dundee, Scotland. He was educated at the High School of Dundee, Fettes College, and Trinity College, Oxford. He is best known for the translation of the New Testament into Lowland Scots...
(1885–1967), classical scholar and translator - William John Tulloch,(1887–1966), bacteriologist
- Raymond Butchart (1888–1930), Professor of Mathematics in Raffles College, Singapore
- James S. StewartJames S. StewartJames Stuart Stewart was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He taught New Testament Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh ....
, (1896–1990), Theologian, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandModerator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandThe Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....
, (1963–1964) - David Patrick Thomson, (1896–1974), Church of Scotland minister, evangelist
- John Scott Fulton, Baron Fulton (1902–1986), first Vice-Chancellor of the University of SussexUniversity of SussexThe University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
and public servant - George Elder DavieGeorge Elder DavieGeorge Elder Davie was a prominent Scottish philosopher whose well-received book, The Democratic Intellect , concerns the treatment of philosophy in 19th century Scottish universities.- Life :...
, (1912–2007), philosopher, lecturer at the University of Edinburgh - John Brough (1917–1984), Professor of Sanskrit, University of Cambridge (1967–1984)
- Walter PerryWalter PerryWalter Laing MacDonald Perry, Baron Perry of Walton FRS FRCP FRSE was a distinguished academic. He was the first Vice Chancellor of the Open University....
, (1921–2003) Lord Perry of Walton, first Vice-Chancellor of the Open UniversityOpen UniversityThe Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom... - Henry Gemmell Morgan, (1922–2006) Professor of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow (1965–1988)
- Sir Alan PeacockAlan T. PeacockSir Alan Turner Peacock DSC, FBA, FRSE is a British economist born in 1922. He has taught at the University of St Andrews, the London School of Economics , the University of Edinburgh, the University of York , and finally at the University of Buckingham, of which he was the Vice-Chancellor from...
(1922-), economistEconomistAn economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
, Vice-Chancellor of the University of BuckinghamUniversity of BuckinghamThe University of Buckingham is an independent, non-sectarian, research and teaching university located in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Great Ouse. It was originally founded as Buckingham University College in the 1970s and received its Royal Charter from the...
, (1983–1984) - Sir Patrick Forrest, (1923-), Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh, (1970–1988), Chief Scientist, Scottish Home and Health Department, (1981–1987)
- Donald MacArthur Ross, Lord RossDonald MacArthur Ross, Lord RossDonald MacArthur Ross, Lord Ross, PC, FRSE is a former Lord Justice Clerk - the second most senior judge in Scotland.-Personal life:He was born in Dundee and educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh...
, (1927–) Lord Justice ClerkLord Justice ClerkThe Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.The holder has the title in both the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary and is in charge of the Second Division of Judges in the Court of Session...
, (1985–1997) - Very Rev Dr James WeatherheadJames WeatherheadJames L. Weatherhead is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1993-1994.-Background and career:James Leslie Weatherhead was born in Dundee in 1931...
, (1931-), Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1985-1996), Moderator of the General AssemblyModerator of the General AssemblyThe Moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a presbyterian or reformed church. Kirk Sessions and Presbyteries may also style the chairperson as moderator....
(1993–1994) - Michael M. Laurie, (1932—2002), Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, (1979–1998) - Dave DuncanDave Duncan (writer)David Duncan is a Canadian fantasy author. He was born in 1933 in Scotland, and educated there at the High School of Dundee and at the University of St Andrews. After graduating in 1955 he moved to Canada where he lived in Calgary, Alberta, and is currently situated on Vancouver Island in Victoria,...
, (1933-) authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... - William Cullen, Baron Cullen of WhitekirkWilliam Cullen, Baron Cullen of WhitekirkWilliam Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, is one of the senior members of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial...
, KTOrder of the ThistleThe Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
(1935-), Lord President of the Court of SessionLord President of the Court of SessionThe Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836...
, 2001–2005 - Professor John Cameron, (1936-) Regius Professor of Logic, University of Aberdeen, (1979–2001)
- Iain MacMillanIain MacMillanIain Stewart Macmillan, was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for The Beatles' album Abbey Road in 1969. After growing up in Scotland, he moved to London to become a professional photographer. He used a photo of Yoko Ono in a book he published in 1966 and was invited...
, (1938–2006), photographer - Ramsay Robertson DalgetyRamsay Robertson DalgetyRamsay Robertson Dalgety is a Scottish and Tongan lawyer and judge. Scottish QC since 1986, and Tonga Law Lord since 2008.Advocate at the Scottish Bar since 1972. Appointed a Scottish QC in 1986...
(1945-), Judge of the Supreme Court, 1991–95, and Acting Chief Justice of TongaTongaTonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
, (1991–94) - Very Rev Dr Finlay MacDonaldFinlay Macdonald (moderator)Finlay A. J. Macdonald is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1996 until 2010...
, (1945-), Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Moderator of the General Assembly (2002–2003) - Air MarshalAir MarshalAir marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Iain McNicollIain McNicollAir Marshal Iain Walter McNicoll CB CBE FRAeS is a retired Royal Air Force officer. He was formerly Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations, RAF Air Command.-RAF career:...
, (1953-), Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations, RAF Air CommandRAF Air CommandAir Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training Commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.... - Frank HaddenFrank HaddenFrank Hadden is a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby.Hadden replaced Matt Williams and was appointed on 15 September 2005. Hadden coached the Merchiston Castle School 1st XV after being appointed Head of Physical Education at the school in 1983...
, (1954-), ex-Scottish rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
coach - David Taylor, (1954-), General Secretary of UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
- James Hutchison (1955-), Regius Professor of SurgeryRegius Professor of Surgery (Aberdeen)The Regius Professor of Surgery is a Regius professorship held at the University of Aberdeen. The position was created by Queen Victoria in 1839 and was originally a professorship at Marischal College, until it amalgamated with King's College in 1860 to become the University of Aberdeen.-Holders:*...
at the University of Aberdeen - Brian TaylorBrian Taylor (journalist)Brian Taylor is the political editor for BBC Scotland. Taylor – who joined the BBC in 1985 – originally co-presented Left, Right and Centre and was political correspondent prior to his current role....
, (1955-), BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
journalist - Fr Gabriel Everitt OSB, (1956-), Headmaster of Ampleforth CollegeAmpleforth CollegeAmpleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest Roman Catholic co-educational boarding independent school in the United Kingdom. It opened in 1802, as a boys' school, and is run by the Benedictine monks and lay staff of Ampleforth Abbey...
- Anne GloverAnne GloverAnne Glover is CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in European high-technology companies. Prior to founding Amadeus in 1997, she was with Apax Partners & Company Ventures, where she was a member of the investment team. She also has experience as a...
, (1956-), Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of Aberdeen, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, (1996-) - Bill Maxwell, (1957-), former head of EstynEstynEstyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb meaning "to extend". Its mission is to achieve excellence for all in learning in Wales by providing an independent, high quality inspection and advice service to the Welsh Assembly Government and...
, HM Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland, 2010- - Richard RossRicky Ross (musician)Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:...
, (1957-), songwriter and frontman for Deacon BlueDeacon BlueDeacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond.... - Andrew MarrAndrew MarrAndrew William Stevenson Marr is a Scottish journalist and political commentator. He edited The Independent for two years until May 1998, and was political editor of BBC News from 2000 until 2005....
, (1959-), journalist - A. L. KennedyA. L. KennedyAlison Louise Kennedy is a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. She is known for a characteristically dark tone, a blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work...
, (1965-) author - Andy NicolAndy NicolAndrew Douglas Nicol , is a former rugby union player and the first British player to lift the Heineken Cup as captain of Bath Rugby...
, (1971-) ex-Scottish rugby international - KT TunstallKT TunstallKate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...
, (1975-), singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the... - Jon PetrieJon PetrieJonathan Michael Petrie is a Scottish rugby union footballer who played at flanker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. He has captained the Scottish national side but, following an injury, was replaced by Jason White....
, (1976-) ex-Scottish rugby international - Mark BeaumontMark Beaumont (cyclist)Mark Beaumont is a record-breaking long-distance British cyclist. He held the record for cycling round the world, completing his route on 15 February 2008, having taken 194 days and 17 hours...
, (1983-) Adventurer and former record-holder for around world cycle - Alasdair DickinsonAlasdair DickinsonAlasdair Dickinson is a Scottish rugby union footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport....
, (1983-) Scottish Rugby International - Richie VernonRichie VernonRichie Vernon is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors. He currently plays for Sale Sharks for the 2011/12 season.Educated at the High School of Dundee....
, (1987-) Scottish Rugby International