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 2009. 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	82.49	George Heriot's School - Edinburgh	Day	Co-ed	9,102	NA
2	79.88	Hutcheson's Grammar School - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	8,411	NA
3	78.36	St Columba's School - Kilmacolm	Day	Co-ed	8,580	NA
4	77.68	Glasgow High School	Day	Co-ed	8,322	NA
5	76.89	Stewart's Melville College - Edinburgh	Both	Boys	8,490	16,938
6	76.70	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	10,470	20,970
7	76.44	Dollar Academy - Clackmannanshire	Both	Co-ed	9,441	21,546
7 =	76.44	Albyn School - Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	9,360	NA
9	75.44	Mary Erskine School - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	8,490	16,938
10	74.45	Glasgow Academy	Day	Co-ed	8,625	NA
11	74.15	Dundee - High School of	Day	Co-ed	9,486	NA
12	74.09	St Aloysius' College - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	8,010	NA
13	73.75	Queen Victoria School - Dunblane	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	NA
14	72.43	St Margaret's School for Girls - Aberdeen	Day	Girls	9,537	NA
15	72.42	Robert Gordon's College - Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	8,950	NA
16	71.94	Morrison's Academy - Crieff	Day	Co-ed	9,324	NA
17	70.66	Kelvinside Academy - Glasgow	Day	Co-ed	8,856	NA
18	70.22	George Watson's College - Edinburgh	Day	Co-ed	9,159	NA
19	69.53	Craigholme School - Glasgow	Day	Girls	8,634	NA
20	67.91	Kilgraston School - Perth	Both	Girls	13,185	22,485
21	67.18	Wellington School - Ayr	Day	Co-ed	NA	NA
22	67.10	Hamilton College - Lanarkshire	Day	Co-ed	7,440	NA
23	66.28	Lomond School - Helensburgh	Both	Co-ed	8,415	NA
24	63.94	St Margaret's School - Edinburgh	Day	Girls (Boys 1-8)	NA	NA
25	60.16	Fernhill School - Rutherglen	Day	Girls (Boys 4-11)	NA	NA
26	52.49	Edinburgh Academy	Day	Co-ed	10,380	NA
27	46.90	Beaconhurst School - Stirling	Day	Co-ed	9,048	NA
28	45.77	Belmont House School - Renfrewshire	Day	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.