| Fettes College | |
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 Coat of arms of Fettes College | |
| Address | |
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Carrington Road , EH4 1QX Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°57′49″N 03°13′34″W / 55.96361°N 3.22611°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school Private day and boarding school |
| Motto | Industria |
| Established | 1870 |
| Founder | Sir William Fettes |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Headmistress | Helen Harrison |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 7 to 18 |
| Houses | Carrington Glencorse Kimmerghame Moredun Arniston College East College West Dalmeny Craigleith |
| Colour(s) | Chocolate and magenta |
| Mascot | Bee |
| Publication | The Fettesian The Hive The Gargolye |
| Alumni | Old Fettesians (OFs) |
| Website | www |
Fettes College (/ˈfɛtɪs/) is a co-educational private boarding and day school in Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus. The school was originally a boarding school for boys only and became co-ed in 1983. In 1978 the College had a nine-hole golf course,[1] an ice-skating rink used in winter for ice hockey and in summer as an outdoor swimming pool, a cross-country running track and a rifle shooting range within the forested 300-acre grounds.[2] Fettes is sometimes referred to as a public school, although that term was traditionally used in Scotland for state schools. The school was founded with a bequest of Sir William Fettes in 1870 and started admitting girls in 1970. It follows the English rather than the Scottish education system and has nine houses. The main building, called the Bryce Building, was designed by David Bryce.
The school is included in The Schools Index as one of the 150 best private schools in the world and among top 30 senior schools in the UK.[3]
- ^ Philp, p. 131.
- ^ Fettes College Prospectus 1978
- ^ McNamee, Annie (6 April 2024). "These are UK's best private schools, according to a prestigious ranking". Time Out United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 April 2024.