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James Gillespie's High School was founded in Bruntsfield Place in 1803 as a result of the legacy of James Gillespie, an Edinburgh tobacco merchant, and was administered by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. The school acknowledges Gillespie's links to the North Virginia slave trade and, in keeping with best practice, educates students about ...
Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, or Glasgow Gaelic School, is the largest provider of Gaelic-medium education in Scotland in terms of pupils. This is a list of schools and institutions providing Scottish Gaelic–medium education (GME) by area. For convenience the areas listed are not necessarily council or education authority areas unless otherwise ...
Dunedin School; The Edinburgh Academy (co-ed, day school, all ages) Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School; Fettes College (co-ed, all ages, day and boarding) George Heriot's School (co-ed, day school, all ages) George Watson's College (co-ed, day school, ages) Erskine Stewart's Melville Junior School (co-ed) The Mary Erskine School (girls, senior)
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The figure is significantly higher in Edinburgh, with around 1 in 4 pupils educated at an independent school, the highest proportion in the UK. [6] This figure has risen to 30 per cent in recent years. [7] Scottish students from independent schools are over-represented at the four ancient universities of Scotland. They represented 26% of the ...
Spylaw House, Edinburgh. A quarter of Gillespie's bequest (£2,700) was left for the establishment of a free school for the education of poor boys. The school was founded in 1803. The school was to educate boys between the ages of six and twelve who were required to produce proof of their poverty and a certificate of good health.
The school also used nearby St Oswalds Hall as an annex. [7] In June 2018, the school moved to the new building at 111 Viewforth in Fountainbridge on the site of a demolished brewery. [8] [9] The new building was named the Building of the Year by the Edinburgh Architectural Association, [10] and won the RIAS Award 2018 and RIBA Award for ...
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