George Watson's College | |
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Address | |
Colinton Road (Merchiston) , EH10 5EG Scotland | |
Information | |
Type | Public school Co-educational, private |
Motto | Ex Corde Caritas (Love from the Heart) |
Established | 3 April 1723 (as George Watson's Hospital) |
Founder | George Watson |
Principal | Lisa Kerr |
Age | 3[1] to 18[1] |
Number of pupils | 2,358[1] |
Area | 50 acre[2] |
Campus type | Urban parkland |
Houses | Cockburn-Greyfriars, Lauriston, Melville-Ogilvie, Preston-Falconhall |
Colour(s) | Maroon, white |
Sports | Rugby, hockey, cricket, rowing, badminton, squash, football, sailing, rifle shooting, skiing, athletics, tennis, rock climbing, polo, surfing, fencing, curling, chess. |
Rival | George Heriot's School |
Publication | The Watsonian, Caritas, Recorder, Tick Talk[3] |
Alumni | Watsonians |
Website | gwc.org.uk |
George Watson's College is a co-educational private day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1723, became a day school in 1871, and was merged with its sister school George Watson's Ladies College in 1974. It is a Merchant Company of Edinburgh school and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.