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A Reputation of Success
Fettes College is one of the UK’s pre-eminent co-educational boarding schools with the hopes and aspirations of each of our students of central importance. We provide a broad based education that produces well-rounded, successful people and not simply successful students. The happy, purposeful environment of the College encourages the boys and girls to flourish and develop fully the skills and interests that they possess whatever they may be.
The quality of teaching at Fettes is outstanding and Fettes continues to be the leading academic school in Scotland with excellent results at GCSE, A Level and IB. We teach students with a range of abilities and take great care to guide them towards appropriate courses leading initially to GCSE, and subsequently to A-Level or the International Baccalaureate. Our students gain entry to the top Scottish and English universities and we send up to 15 students a year to Oxford and Cambridge. Fettes students come from all over the UK and abroad and this diverse and healthy mix of backgrounds provides a richness that contributes greatly to our stimulating, warm and energetic community.
Fettes students aim high in sport and arts too. Excellent indoor and outdoor facilities coupled with top class coaching, has produced talented sportsmen and women representing national teams over a range of disciplines. We have a strong musical and piping tradition at Fettes with high levels of instrument tuition as well as many choirs and groups providing performance experience. Drama is offered as an academic subject as well as house and school plays throughout the year and pupil attainment in Art is exceptionally high.
As Fettes lies at the heart of Edinburgh, just 20 minutes walk from Princes Street, our students take advantage of the wealth of cultural resources on offer in the capital. They also have every opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, with a variety of expeditions in the UK and abroad. Fettes students can take part in a widely varying range of extra-curricular activities and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme is strongly supported at all levels. Charitable work and service within the community plays an important role in school life. We would be happy to welcome you to Fettes for a visit so you can truly experience Fettes for yourself.
Age range: 7 - 18
Day pupils: 121 boys and 113 girls
Annual day fees: £11,499 - £18,105
Full boarding pupils: 240 boys and 199 girls
Annual full boarding fees: £18,012 - £24,864
This school does not offer flexi-boarding.
TOTAL PUPILS: 361 boys and 312 girls, including 134 boys and 108 girls in the 6th form
Staff numbers: 99 full time and 7 part time
Method of entry: Common Entrance, Entry test or exam, GCSE results, Interview, Report from previous school, Scholarship or bursary exam
Accreditations and affiliations: HMC, IAPS, AGBIS, ISBA, HAS
Religious affiliation: Non-denominational
Teaching languages: English
Please note that as most schools offer the core subjects, such as Maths, Geography, Sciences, History, Art and Religious education, these are not included as searches.
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The school offers: Other bursaries, Drama, Academic, Armed forces discounts or bursaries, Choral, Art, Junior school entry, Siblings, Music, Senior school entry, Organ, All-rounder, Other scholarships, Teaching, 6th Form, Sport
Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR, IB, IGCSE, AS Level, GCSE
% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 98%% pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
This school offers International Baccalaureate courses
35 courses are offered for age 18 exams
98% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year
This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
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