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James Gillespie's High School is a secondary school in Marchmont, Edinburgh. James Gillespie's High School is well known for outstanding art , Modern Studies and Music departments. Founded in 1803 as a result of a legacy left by wealthy snuff and tobacco manufacturer James Gillespie, it initially had 65 boys (so sexist!) and one master. :( Its campus borders James Gillespie's Primary School and it is one of the only high schools in the area that is not required to wear uniform. It has a school role of approximately 1,200 ^[1] and the current head teacher is Alex Wallace.

The school consists of five buildings (dating from 1966): Warrender, Thirlestane, Spylaw, Bruntsfield, and Lauder. Over the summer of 2007, improvements were made after the government declared Spylaw not fit for purpose and there is currently a campaign being run to build a new school.^[2].

Nowadays it is a mixed sex school :D :D :D :D, with standard grade and higher results well above the national average and is known for its left of center attitude. The school is well known for being one of the best state schools in Edinburgh, outshining all the other state high schools in that half of Edinburgh.The school's motto is "Fidelis et Fortes" (Latin: "Fidelity and Strength")

Rivaly

Boroughmuir and Gillespie's are said to have a rival so it is said theres always a compitition against each other. These two schools are always playing sports for Example this is how Gillespies has lost against avery games played by the studants at Boroughmuir high school

Famous Students

Muriel Spark, a Scottish novelist attended James Gillespie's High School and later based her novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in a school resembling Gillespie's.

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[1] ttp://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/jamesgillespieshighschooledinburghcity.asp

[2] ttp://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1811222006

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 ==Rivaly==
-Boroughmuir and Gillespie's are said to have a rival so it is said theres always a compitition against each other. These two schools are competitive within sports, partly due to Gillespies winning against them in sporting events. One example of this is how Gillespies has never been beaten at a hockey or tennis match by Boroughmuir.
+Boroughmuir and Gillespie's are said to have a rival so it is said theres always a compitition against each other. These two schools are always playing sports for Example this is how Gillespies has lost against avery games played by the studants at [[Boroughmuir high school]]
 == Famous Students ==
 *[[Muriel Spark]], a Scottish novelist attended James Gillespie's High School and later based her novel, ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'' in a school resembling Gillespie's.