List of private schools in Scotland

The following is a partial list of currently operating private schools in Scotland.
Many of the schools are perceived to be heavily influenced by the culture, practices and ethos of English independent, or "public", schools. Author James Robertson described Glenalmond College as "a Scottish boarding school modeled on the English public school system". The perceived English influence in many of these schools was such that in 1887 one author referred to them as "English schools". 43% of Scottish independent secondary schools offer boarding as an option, although there is more of a trend to attend as a day pupil compared to in England.
There are 91 independent schools across Scotland of which 71 are members of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools. According to the SCIS, its members educate around 29,000 pupils in Scotland representing around 4.2% of the school age population in Scotland. The figure is significantly higher in Edinburgh, with around 1 in 4 pupils educated at an independent school, the highest proportion in the UK. This figure has risen to 30 per cent in recent years.
Scottish students from independent schools are over-represented at the four ancient universities of Scotland. They represented 26% of the student body at the four institutions in 2014/15 with 71% in total receiving an offer of admission at one of the four ancient universities compared to only 29% of state-school entrants.

List of schools

North

[Image:RGC By Night.jpg|thumb|The "Auld Hoose" of Robert Gordon's College]

Central & Tayside

[Image:DollarAcademyPlayfair.jpg|thumb|Playfair Building, Dollar Academy]
[Image:Dundee High School.jpg|thumb|The High School of Dundee]

Fife

St Leonards School, St. Andrews

Edinburgh City Region

[Image:Fettes College, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|Fettes College]
[Image:George-Herriot-high-school.jpg|thumb|George Heriot's School]

Glasgow City Region

Ayrshire

Wellington School, Ayr

Borders

St. Mary's School, Melrose

Additional Support Needs / Complex Additional Needs Schools

Figures

Fees

The schools are ranked here by day school pupil fees for 2023/24 and boarding fees are given where applicable. In cases where the 2023/24 fees are not yet available, this is indicated next to the figures. Membership of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is indicated, as well as the curriculum followed by the school: English, Scottish, Mixed English and Scottish, or International Baccalaureate.

School	Day fees	Boarder fees	Curriculum	HMC
Fettes College	£37,050	£44,100	English/IB	Yes
Gordonstoun School	£35,601	£48,990	English	Yes
Merchiston Castle School	£29,250	£40,320	English	Yes
Strathallan School	£27,360	£41,829	English/Scottish	Yes
Glenalmond College	£25,275	£41,145	English	Yes
Loretto School	£25,155	£36,945	English	Yes
Lathallan School	£23,304	£31,950	Scottish	No
St Leonards School, St Andrews	£18,765	£44,232	IB	Yes
St. George's School, Edinburgh	£18,324	£37,575	English/Scottish	No
St. Mary's School, Melrose	£17,940	£20,640	Scottish	No
Morrison's Academy, Crieff	£17,575	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Edinburgh Academy	£17,541	n/a	English/Scottish	Yes
The High School of Glasgow	£16,959	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Dollar Academy	£16,677	£38,601	Scottish	Yes
St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen	£16,632	n/a	Scottish	No
International School Aberdeen	£16,535	n/a	IB	No
George Heriot's	£16,440	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh	£16,380	n/a	Scottish	No
Hutchesons' Grammar School	£16,177	n/a	Scottish	Yes
The High School of Dundee	£16,050	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh	£16,041	£32,190	Scottish	No
Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh	£16,041	£32,190	Scottish	Yes
Albyn School, Aberdeen	£15,995	n/a	Scottish	Yes
George Watson's College, Edinburgh	£15,951	n/a	Scottish/IB	Yes
Kelvinside Academy	£15,951	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen	£20,406	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Wellington School, Ayr	£15,645	n/a	Scottish	No
St. Columba's, Kilmacolm	£15,610	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Belmont House School	£15,492	n/a	Scottish	No
St. Aloysius' College	£14,976	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Lomond School	£14,925	£36,200	Scottish	Yes
The Glasgow Academy	£14,850	n/a	Scottish	Yes
Hamilton College	£13,875	n/a	Scottish	No

Exam results

Results of English Qualifications
The below schools follow the English exam curriculum, and are ranked according to the percentage of A-levels achieved at A*/A, as recorded in The Telegraph in 2015.

	School	A/A* A-level	A/A* GCSE	HMC
1	George Watson's College	55.4		Yes
2	The Edinburgh Academy	46.1	40.6	Yes
3	Fettes College	45.0	68.0	Yes
4	St Leonards School	43.2	41.2	Yes
5	Merchiston Castle School	38.6	69.3	Yes
6	Loretto School	37.5	49.7	Yes
7	St George's School, Edinburgh	34.8	48.9	No
8	Glenalmond College	31.5	52.8	Yes

Results of International Baccalaureate
The below schools offer the International Baccalaureate as a qualification, and are ranked according to the average score achieved out of a maximum 45 points.

	School	Average Score	>40 points	HMC
1	Fettes College	36.9	34	Yes
2	George Watson's College	34.0		Yes
3	St Leonards School	33.0	13.0	Yes