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Medical Centre

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Don’t worry. He’s in very safe hands.

Our Medical Centre provides a safe and welcoming environment for your son’s medical and physical needs. We take a proactive role in day to day health care and in promoting mental health and wellbeing. We offer preventative vaccinations, like the Flu Vaccine, and can also can give the appropriate vaccinations for travelling abroad.

Staffed by three registered nurses, it is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8-1pm . The School doctors hold surgeries in the School Medical Centre twice a week. Our visiting physiotherapist comes in once a week. 

The local GP practice is adjacent to the School, and appointments are always available outside of those clinic times.

If your son is unwell he will be assessed and cared for at the Medical Centre. If he is deemed well enough he can return to his House in the evening. If he requires overnight nursing and cannot go home to you or to a guardian, a nurse becomes resident overnight.

In the event of a serious illness or accident, your son will be accompanied to hospital and you and /or guardians informed immediately by the Medical Centre or House Parent.

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School News

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Boys playing rugby at Merchiston Castle School

We are excited to announce that we will once again host the Rugby Coaching Clinic at this year's Melrose 7s - registrations are open!

Huw Jones, new Headmaster at Merchiston Castle School

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our new Headmaster, Mr Huw Jones.

A team of boys from Merchiston Castle School taking part in the launch of a satellite as part of the CanSat Competition 2025

Another year, another team taking part in the CanSat competition in partnership with the European Space Agency!

Group of students from Merchiston Castle School at the Edinburgh performance of 'Death of a Salesman'

Another exciting theatre trip for our Arts Programme - this time they went to see 'Death of a Salesman'.

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Sonja Mclean

Senior Charge Nurse

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Niki Fallowfield

Deputy Charge Nurse

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