Dumfries High School is a comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 with a school roll of around 1000 pupils and students. It is situated in a residential area of Dumfries, adjacent to the David Keswick Athletic Centre, which provides excellent facilities both for the school and the local community. Dumfries High School has been on this site since 1961, and has been expanded and improved since.

Notable former pupils

• Billy Houliston
  Billy Houliston
  William "Billy" Houliston was a Scottish footballer who played for Crichton, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.-Early years:...
  
  , international footballer
• William Wilson (goalkeeper)
  William Wilson (goalkeeper)
  William Wilson was Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Wilson was born in Dumfries and played in the local amateur scene for Crichton Royal before joining home town club Queen of the South...
  
  
• Calvin Harris
  Calvin Harris
  Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
  
  , pop artist

External links

• Dumfries High School
• Dumfries & Galloway Council, School Services; Dumfries High School Information Page

See also

• Education in Scotland
  Education in Scotland
  Scotland has a long history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from the other countries of the United Kingdom...
  
  
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
  Scottish Qualifications Authority
  The Scottish Qualifications Authority is a non-departmental public body responsible for accreditation and awarding. It is partly funded by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate of the Scottish Government, employing 750 staff, based in Glasgow and Dalkeith...
  
  
• List of schools in the United Kingdom