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Galashiels Academy

Galashiels Academy
Elm RowGalashiels, TD1 3HUScotland
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Secondary comprehensive
Fide Et Industria (Faith And Dillegence)
16961938 (refounded)
Scottish Borders
Steven Raeburn
Coeducational
11 to 18
EildonTweedAbbotsfordYair
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http://www.galashiels.org.uk/

Galashiels Academy is the high school in Galashiels, Scotland, that serves the surrounding area including Stow. Refounded in 1938, the school's history goes back as far as 1696. The current building was built in 1964. A new building, The Galashiels Community campus, was completed in 2025 and opened to pupils and public in January 2026.

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