A Very Merchiston Christmas Fair
Join us for 'A Very Merchiston Christmas Fair' and a wonderful start to the festive period.
Following from last year's success, we are delighted to announce that we will be holding this year's 'A Very Merchiston Christmas Fair' on Saturday 2nd December (10:00-14:00). Held in the beautifully decorated Memorial Hall at Merchiston Castle School, the event is the perfect occasion to get into the festive spirit. You will be able to purchase luxurious gifts, sample delicious treats, enter our fantastic raffle and support the efforts of our charity fundraising students too. Tickets for the event are available via Eventbrite (simply click on the button below). Tickets are free of charge (gives us an idea of numbers). We invite all attendees to make a donation at the door. All donations and proceedings from the raffle will go in support of Edinburgh Food Project.
A Warm (festive!) Welcome Awaits.
Have younger children? Check out our Forest Winter Wonderland Event on the same day!
Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.
Edna ferber
Novelist
School News
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We are delighted to announce that our nursery & Junior School (P1-P3), The Forest has opened its doors to boys and girls on Merchiston's 100 acre campus.
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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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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.
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Hamish J (UVI) and Fudail F (UVI)'s impressive entry took 1st place against over 50 other entrants
from across the world.
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Merchiston has a strong track record of success in boys being awarded Arkwright Engineering Scholarships - a highly esteemed programme administered by The Smallpeice Trust. Over a 2-year period, winners can focus on projects and attend mentor days in the pursuit of their engineering interests, future study and career paths.
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William M (V Form), playing as part of the Grange Cricket Club won the Cricket Scotland U16's Scottish Cup yesterday in Perth at Perth Doo’cot Cricket Club
