The Top 30 Scottish Schools by Highers

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 30 Scottish Schools doing Highers for 2012. These positions are compiled from the % of A + B grades scored at Highers. Note that schools taking A / AS levels in Scotland are included in a separate table for Scottish schools. The Advanced Highers results are also in a separate table.

Click on the name of a school to find out its type, contact details, day or boarding and the annual fees.

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	Highers	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	85.33	Glasgow High School	Day	Co-ed	8,871	NA
2	83.87	Mary Erskine School - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	9,096	18,249
3	83.75	George Heriot's School - Edinburgh	Day	Co-ed	9,670	NA
4	83.39	Dundee - High School of	Day	Co-ed	10,050	NA
5	83.33	Fernhill School - Rutherglen	Day	Girls (Boys 4-11)	NA	NA
6	81.41	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	11,460	23,265
7	80.94	St Aloysius' College - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
8	80.92	Albyn School - Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	10,200	NA
9	79.04	St Margaret's School for Girls - Aberdeen	Day	Girls	9,978	NA
10	77.95	Wellington School - Ayr	Day	Co-ed	10,053	NA
11	77.77	Hutcheson's Grammar School - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	9,459	NA
12	77.75	St Columba's School - Kilmacolm	Day	Co-ed	9,500	NA
13	77.46	Dollar Academy - Clackmannanshire	Both	Co-ed	10,053	22,941
13 =	77.46	Stewart's Melville College - Edinburgh	Both	Boys	9,096	18,249
15	77.30	Kelvinside Academy - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
16	76.47	Kilgraston School - Perth	Both	Girls	14,070	23,985
17	75.38	Robert Gordon's College - Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
18	75.23	Craigholme School - Glasgow	Day	Girls	9,735	NA
19	74.24	George Watson's College - Edinburgh	Day	Co-ed	9,837	NA
20	74.09	Morrison's Academy - Crieff	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
21	73.00	Glasgow Academy	Day	Co-ed	9,455	NA
22	67.65	Hamilton College - Lanarkshire	Day	Co-ed	8,055	NA
23	64.91	Belmont House School - Renfrewshire	Day	Co-ed	9,711	NA
24	64.01	Lomond School - Helensburgh	Both	Co-ed	9,480	20,280
25	63.58	Edinburgh Academy	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
26	62.69	Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
27	59.59	Beaconhurst School - Stirling	Day	Co-ed	9,740	NA
28	57.80	Strathallan School - Perth	Both	Co-ed	18,489	27,249
29	42.20	Queen Victoria School - Dunblane	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	NA

Note 1. Sometimes there are a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or a school will not supply it. In general this applies to lower graded schools in the TOP 30. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals on exam results and we will update the data periodically. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions (click here)

Note 2. We do not include results for schools with less than 20 candidates.

Note 3. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school (read our eGuide on selection factors click here). Indeed some of the schools in this TOP 30 table are quite selective on their admissions. Be aware your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment – take advice.

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