Selkirk High School

• Name — Selkirk High School • Motto — Trusty and Leal • Established — 1897 • Type — Secondary School • Head Label — Rector • Head — Jamie Bryson • Address — Hillside Terrace • City — Selkirk • County — Scottish Borders • Country — Scotland • Postal Code — TD7 4EW • Local Authority — Scottish Borders Council • Gender — Mixed • Lower Age — 11 • Upper Age — 18 • Free Label1 — School years • Free Text1 — S1-S6 • Website — http: selkirkhighschool.org.uk

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 football player, member of the Hibernian legendary Famous Five forward line • Sandy McMahon (1871 – 1916), Scotland international football player, 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 • Dennis Soga (1917–2003), cricketer • 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, 2007–2016. • John Greive (1886-1971), cricketer and president of the Scottish Cricket Union. • Walter Greive (1891–1917), cricketer • William Greive (1888–1916), cricketer