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History

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    History is not just the study of the past: it is about the stories that people tell about the past.

    At Merchiston we study a huge range of topics, ranging from the ancient world in Pringle, right up to the end of the Cold War in V Form, and we have some exciting early modern options in VI Form. We study a lot of Scottish and British History, but much European and wider world History, too, so you can be guaranteed to learn about a wide diversity of topics. 

    All of our teachers are passionate about what they do, with their own special areas of interest that they use to inform their teaching. Whether you’re interested, in Bannockburn, the Boston Massacre or the Berlin Wall, there’s something here for you. Why not come and see for yourself?

    Academic News

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    GCSE Results 2024
    GCSE Results 2024

    After Merchiston's strong performance at A-Levels last week, today marks another greatly anticipated day with the publication of our GCSE results for the V Form. Once again, our students have put in a strong performance across the cohort with a fantastic 47% of all papers graded 9/8/7 and 90% papers graded 9-4.

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    A-Level Results 2024

    An impressive 15% of our graduates secured an A* grade, with 85% achieving grades between A* and C. Our overall pass rate remains very robust, with 100% securing passes in these courses.

    Sport & Activities
    Sport & Activities round up

    There were so many achievements happening this week in sports and activities, that we had to summarise them here. A big congratulations to all the boys below who were celebrated at our recent whole school assembly.

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    CityZen challenge

    Congratulations to these VI pupils: Geoff S, Emmanuel C, Sam Y, Adam H, Kit N, Rohan R, Cliff Z and Richard Z who all successfully completed the Institute of Civil Engineers CityZen Challenge.