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 2011. 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.

Use the links in the right column to select how you would like sort the Top 30 Scottish Higher schools.

	Highers	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	85.71	St Mary's Music School - Edinburgh	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
2	84.63	Glasgow High School	Day	Co-ed	8,871	NA
3	83.35	George Heriot's School - Edinburgh	Day	Co-ed	9,670	NA
4	82.30	St Columba's School - Kilmacolm	Day	Co-ed	9,500	NA
5	81.96	Dollar Academy - Clackmannanshire	Both	Co-ed	10,053	22,941
6	80.21	Hutcheson's Grammar School - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	9,459	NA
7	79.89	Glasgow Academy	Day	Co-ed	9,455	NA
8	78.73	Dundee - High School of	Day	Co-ed	10,050	NA
9	77.30	Mary Erskine School - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	9,096	18,249
10	75.89	Fernhill School - Rutherglen	Day	Girls (Boys 4-11)	NA	NA
11	74.24	George Watson's College - Edinburgh	Day	Co-ed	9,606	NA
12	74.18	Albyn School - Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	10,200	NA
13	73.75	St Aloysius' College - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
14	72.20	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	11,130	22,590
15	71.43	Kilgraston School - Perth	Both	Girls	14,070	23,985
16	71.04	St Margaret's School for Girls - Aberdeen	Day	Girls	9,978	NA
17	70.53	Morrison's Academy - Crieff	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
18	70.32	Stewart's Melville College - Edinburgh	Both	Boys	9,096	18,249
19	70.27	Wellington School - Ayr	Day	Co-ed	10,053	NA
20	68.38	Craigholme School - Glasgow	Day	Girls	9,735	NA
21	67.30	Kelvinside Academy - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
22	66.05	Robert Gordon's College - Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
23	65.88	Hamilton College - Lanarkshire	Day	Co-ed	8,055	NA
24	64.47	Lomond School - Helensburgh	Both	Co-ed	9,480	20,280
25	56.07	Edinburgh Academy	Day	Co-ed	11,220	NA
26	52.87	Belmont House School - Renfrewshire	Day	Co-ed	9,711	NA
27	52.48	Beaconhurst School - Stirling	Day	Co-ed	9,740	NA
28	50.00	Strathallan School - Perth	Both	Co-ed	17,865	26,328
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.