Selkirk High School

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Established 1897 Rector Wilma Burgon Ages 11–18 Phone +44 1750 20246 Founded 1897		Type Secondary School Gender Mixed Address Selkirk TD7 4EW, UK Motto Trusty and Leal Local authority Scottish Borders
Location Hillside TerraceSelkirkScottish BordersTD7 4EW Scotland

Selkirk high school

Selkirk High School is a high school in Selkirk, Scotland, which serves the town and its surrounding area including the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys and the villages of Midlem and Lilliesleaf. The school's motto is 'Trusty and Leal', taken from the Common Riding song 'Up wi' the Souters'.

Notable former pupils

Notable former pupils include:

Mungo Park (10 September 1771 – 1806), explorer of the African continent

Gideon Lang - Australian pastoralist and parliamentarian

Bobby Johnstone (1921 – 2001), Scotland international footballer and a member of the Hibernian legendary Famous Five forward line

Sandy McMahon (1871 – 1916), Scotland international footballer and Celtic's eighth all-time top goal scorer.

Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912), poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology

James Marr Brydone, (1779 – 1866), surgeon who sighted the French fleet, signalling the beginning of the Battle of Trafalgar

James Brown (J.B. Selkirk) (1832 - 1904), poet and essayist

Peter Blake b.8 December 1951, film and television actor

Rae Hendrie b.1977, television actress

Tom Scott, artist

John Rutherford b.1955 Scotland International rugby player and British and Irish Lion. He won 42 caps at fly-half for his country, at the time a record in that position.

Frightened Rabbit Indie rock band.

Jim Hume b.1962, Politician, Member of The Scottish Parliament (MSP) for South Scotland, 2007–Present.

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