Kelso High School (Scotland)
| Kelso High School | |
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| Address | |
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Bowmont Street Kelso Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°36′14″N 2°26′19″W / 55.6038°N 2.4386°WCoordinates: 55°36′14″N 2°26′19″W / 55.6038°N 2.4386°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | 'Doe or die' |
| Established | 1878 |
| School district | Scottish Borders |
| Enrollment | 685 |
| Houses | Kale, Bowmont & Teviot |
| Color(s) | Red, Black & White |
| Website | http://www.kelsohighschool.org.uk/ |
Kelso High School is a secondary school in Kelso, Scotland, under the control of the Scottish Borders Council. It is one of nine secondary schools in the Scottish Borders and the only one in Kelso. Pupils come to Kelso High School from the town of Kelso, the villages of Ednam, Eckford, Heiton, Makerstoun, Stichill, Smailholm, Sprouston, Morebattle, Roxburgh and Yetholm. During the 2010-2011 school year, the enrolment was 685. The current building was built in 1939.
The first documentation of a grammar school in Roxburgh is in 1152. When Roxburgh was abandoned, the school became part of the Kelso Abbey and after the Reformation, it became known as Kelso Grammar School. It was a boys only, fee-paying school run by monks from the Kelso Abbey and was overseen by the Duke of Roxburghe, the Kirk Session and the Heritor. Fees were based on the number and type of courses taken. In 1156, it was mentioned as one of the four principal schools in Scotland. A new school was built in 1670 and was added to in 1780. The Kelso Grammar School was considered in very poor condition and closed its doors in February 1873.
On a site near the Abbey a new Kelso Public School was built and opened in 1879 with 523 pupils. In 1919, following the First World War the school came under control of the Education Authorities and the numbers attending the school exceeded 200. The school remained open until 1939 when the Army took possession. The current school was opened in 1939 on Bowmont Street with 693 pupils. It was designed by Edinburgh architects George Reid and John Smith Forbes and today is listed by Historic Scotland as a building of outstanding architectural interest.
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