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, co-educational, day and boarding prep school in Melrose, Scotland. As of 2015 there are 190 pupils; 97 boys and 93 girls.

History

St. Mary's School was established in 1895 by John Hamilton as a school for boys. The school remains at its original location in Abbey Park, Melrose, and is named after St. Mary's Abbey, Melrose. In 1976 the school became co-educational. The school motto is ''Behalde to ye hende'', which means ''Look to your future'' in old Scots. In July 2010 the school opened the Hamilton Building, named after the founder, for the use of the top three years' pupils. The headmaster, Liam Harvey, took charge in September 2010 and is a former pupil of the school. In March 2015 the Sanderson Building, a new science and art block, was opened by

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. St. Mary's School has produced seventeen rugby union internationals, six of whom have represented the

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Notable alumni

Roger Baird Roger Baird (born 12 April 1960 in Kelso, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Baird attended St. Mary's School, Melrose and Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. Both schools ...

(born 1960), Scotland and Lions rugby union international. *

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(born 1954), landowner and Chief of

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(born 1937), High Court Judge. *

Arthur Dorward Arthur Fairgrieve Dorward (3 March 1925 – 4 August 2015) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played fifteen matches between 1950 – 1957. Rugby Union career Amateur career Dorward was born in 1925 in Galashiels. He ...

(1925-2015), Scotland rugby union international. *

Tom Elliot Thomas Elliot MBE (6 April 1926 – 3 May 1998) was a Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Prop. Rugby Union career Amateur career Elliot was born into a farming family in the Scottish Borders. H ...

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John Jeffrey John Jeffrey (born 25 March 1959 in Kelso in the Scottish Borders) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is an administrator for World Rugby. Rugby Union career Amateur career Jeffrey was educated at St. Mary's Schoo ...

(born 1959), Scotland and Lions rugby union international. *

Gordon Waddell Gordon Herbert Waddell (12 April 1937 – 13 August 2012, born Glasgow, died London, was a Scottish rugby union player, a South African politician, and the son of Herbert Waddell. He played for , the Barbarians and on two British and Irish Lio ...

(1937-2012), Scotland and Lions rugby union international.

References

External links

St. Mary's School website

St. Mary's School page on Scottish Schools Online

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