Merchiston Castle School

Overview

Located near the picturesque riverside village of Colinton, 6km SW of central Edinburgh, in 100 acres of beautiful, part-wooded grounds near the Pentland Hills. Easily accessible by road, rail and air links; located close to Edinburgh city by-pass and only 20 minutes from Edinburgh International Airport.

Merchiston offers a broad curriculum, encompassing Arts & Humanities as well as Maths, Science & Technology, in which the school is particularly strong. The School follows GCSE/ AS & A level curriculums with high success rate in examinations (typically 98-100% pass rate per annum). In 2011, 91% of leaving pupils secured places at their 1st or 2nd choice of University.

Excellent boarding faciltities: comfortable shared dormitories up to Year 10; single rooms in Year 11; single rooms with private bathroom in Sixth Form.

Co-curricular activites are wide ranging and facilities excellent : Music, Drama, Outdoor Pursuits (inc Duke of Edinburgh Award); Sport inc. rugby, cricket, athletics, soccer, basketball, squash, skiing, golf, tennis (Golf & Tennis Academies for outstanding players); hockey, rowing, sailing etc. Close links with 'sister' schools.

Sunday Times Scottish Independendent Secondary School of Year 2009: Daily Telegraph Top A Level School in Scotland 2011.

Unique Points

Merchiston is one of the United Kingdom's leading independent schools; one of a very few schools still specialising in providing a high quality boarding school education for boys.

On entering the grounds, the immediate impression is one of space, calm, beauty and security, yet Merchiston is only 15 minutes from the centre of the beautiful city of Edinburgh.

Life at Merchiston is all about the opportunites that are offered here; the more boys become involved and the more they contribute in School, the more each boy flourishes and develops into a well-rounded individual, which is vital in today's world

Entry Requirements

Assessment using School's own papers plus receipt of satisfactory report from current school. * Years 4-9: Maths and English only + report * Year 10: Maths, English and Science + report * Year 12: Level B2+ or C1 minimum requirement for Sixth Form entry. (ESOL between 5 and 6). Other papers according to subject choices made for Sixth Form study but at approximately GCSE level + school report.