Facts and figures

  • The High School can trace its origins back to 1239, when the Abbot and Monks of Lindores founded the then Grammar School in Dundee.
  • Around 1015 pupils attend the High School, of whom around one third are in the Junior School, and two thirds in the Senior School.
  • Approximately half of pupils come from the city of Dundee, with the remainder travelling from as far afield as Comrie in Perthshire, Montrose, Brechin, Glenrothes, Anstruther and Blairgowrie to attend.
  • The teacher:pupil ratio is around 1:10.
  • Around 15% of pupils in the Senior School receive some level of financial support, in the form of a Bursary, to enable them to attend.
  • In 2009, our Form 4 pupils achieved Credit passes in 90% of papers.  Form 5 pupils achieved grade A in more than half of all Higher papers.
  • The School operates around 80 co-curricular clubs and societies for pupils.
  • In July 2007, the High School became the first school in the UK to have its charitable status confirmed.
  • Around 95% of pupils go on to university after leaving the High School.