Douglas Ewart High School Explained

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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
• Sir John McFadyean, pathologist^[5]

External links

• Douglas Ewart High School website
• Inspection reports
• Douglas Ewart High School's page on Scottish Schools Online

Notes and References

1. Web site: Douglas Free School. douglashistory.co.uk .
2. Web site: Summary of Individual Legacies of British Slavery . ucl.ac.uk . 8 June 2021.
3. Web site: Spaull . Andrew . Biography - John Johnstone Dedman - Australian Dictionary of Biography . Adb.online.anu.edu.au . 2012-12-27.
4. Web site: James A. Mirrlees - Curriculum Vitae . Nobelprize.org . 1936-07-05 . 2012-12-27.
5. Book: Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. July 2006. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 0 902 198 84 X. 24 June 2017. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf. dead.