Dalhousie School

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Dalhousie School
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Type Preparatory school
MottoEfficiunt Clarum Studia
Established1925
FounderKenneth M Mylne
Closed1970
GenderBoys
Age5to 13

Dalhousie Preparatory School was a private preparatory school in Scotland. [1]

Dalhousie was established in 1925 by Kenneth M Mylne at Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh. [1] Mylne had previously been headmaster of the preparatory branch of Merchiston Castle School for five years. [2] In 1950 the school moved to new premises at Melville House near Cupar in Fife. [1] The school closed in 1970.

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