"[2] Alexander Bower suggests in his History of the University of Edinburgh[3] that "for upwards of a century, [it] maintained a distinguished reputation, as being one of the best seminaries in Scotland for acquiring a knowledge of classical learning".

Archibald Pitcairne (1652–1713), the physician, studied at Dalkeith Grammar School[4] as did Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733–1805) who went on to become Lord Chancellor, and Rev.

[7] After the move, teachers kept students separated from each other in the dining hall and on the playground, citing concern that younger pupils might become disoriented by the sudden transformation of their small school into a large, integrated organisation with 2,200 youths.

Taylor Wimpey withdrew their planning application in February 2008 and their intention to purchase in March 2008 citing asbestos contamination as the determining factor.

Dalkeith High has produced a number of significant figures, including the meteorologist James Stagg (1900–1975), the Marxist geographer and critic, Neil Smith (1954–2012),[10] the missionary Andrew Ross (1931–2008),[11] the musician Fish.