Gaelic champion and author recognised

The co-author of a book on the HMY Iolaire disaster and a champion of Gaelic education have been awarded honorary fellowships by the University of the Highlands and Islands. Malcolm Macdonald and Annie Macsween were presented with the awards at the Lews Castle College UHI graduation ceremony at Martin’s Memorial Church, Stornoway. Honorary Fellowships are…

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Exceptional GCSE performance by Glenalmond pupils

Pupils at Glenalmond College have performed exceptionally well in this year’s GCSE exams, with 28% of results achieving 9 – 8 grades, equivalent to A*. The impressive results, set against the background of the tougher reformed GCSE specifications introduced in 2017, saw 11 Glenalmond pupils achieving A* – A grades (or 9 – 7), with…

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Celebrations after outstanding exam results

The Merchiston Castle School community has once again enjoyed a set of outstanding A-level results. Modular A Levels have now been fully replaced by linear qualifications, meaning that the whole two years’ content of each A Level subject is examined over only a handful of weeks in the summer of Upper Sixth – and it…

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Glenalmond pupils reach high note with results

Two Glenalmond College pupils, who were in a school band together, are celebrating reaching a high note in their academic careers after being awarded excellent A-Level results. Alex Wallace, from Dunfermline, and Angus Grierson, from near Methven, were among the Glenalmond pupils who have contributed to the exceptional results which have seen Glenalmond recording its…

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Strathallan pupils secure best results in a generation

Strathallan Upper Sixth Form students are celebrating securing an outstanding set of A Level results, the best in almost a decade, following the impressive Higher Grade results last week. A quarter of A Level students achieved straight A*/A grades, with three fifths of students overall achieving at least one top A*/A grade. Mateja Zdravkovic achieved…

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Record-breaking results for the Lomond School

Lomond School is celebrating another outstanding SQA performance with over 90% pass rate at National 5 and Higher, far exceeding the local and national average. Two new records were set with a 96% pass rate at National 5, and with almost 90% of all National 5 passes at A or B grade. Half of all…

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Youngsters can follow in footsteps of Outlander Sam

The former school of Scots Outlander star Sam Heughan is starting the academic year with two new large classrooms and a pair of studios for creative arts. Edinburgh Steiner School broke ground at the beginning of the year with the £0.5million project, restoring the dilapidated former stable block and hayloft built in the 1870s. This…

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St Leonards students achieve outstanding set of IB exam results

Sixth Form Students at St Leonards School in St Andrews have achieved outstanding results in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Praised for strong academic achievement in the Sixth Form, St Leonards is Scotland’s Independent School of the Year 2019, named by the Sunday Times Schools Guide. It is the first school in Scotland to be…

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First class education and a first class mum

Silvia Divine has managed to juggle the challenges of getting married and having a baby with her studies to gain a first-class honours degree in Horticulture. The 29-year-old was also awarded the prestigious Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Silver Medal and the SRUC Trust Prize for best fourth year student on her course. Silvia,…

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Worrying figures for deaf school children in Scotland

Less than one in three deaf pupils in Scotland get to university and one in ten leave school with no qualifications at all. According to findings, less than one in three deaf pupils (29%) go to university, compared to almost half (45%) of their hearing classmates. The gap is even wider for gaining Highers and…

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