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The Fettes College is an independent secondary day and boarding school in Scotland Edinburgh . The institute, founded in 1870 by Sir William Fettes as an all-boys school, is now a fully co-educational institution. Fettes College is now considered one of the most prestigious schools in the UK and is sometimes described as "the Scottish Eton ".

history

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Fettes College was originally founded by the wealthy businessman and philanthropist Sir William Fettes, a former Lord Provost of Edinburgh .

He donated a large amount of money to educate poor boys and orphans. After his death, the money was invested and the proceeds were used to purchase land and build the college buildings. The eye-catching main building, built between 1863 and 1869, was designed by the Scottish architect David Bryce and combines elements from neo-Gothic , Scottish baronial and medieval castles from the Loire . The school opened in 1870, initially with 53 students. Over the next several decades, Fettes College quickly gained a high reputation. An all boys' school until 1970, girls were subsequently admitted and from 1983 Fettes College finally became a fully co-educational institution. Today around 750 boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 18 attend school at Fettes College.

The education at Fettes College does not follow the Scottish, but the English education system; Students can therefore take exams for the General Certificate of Secondary Education and the GCE Advanced Level , but not Scottish exams. Like many comparable institutions, the college gives school sport a high priority. Sports like rugby , cricket , hockey and fencing dominate. Furthermore, emphasis is placed on other activities such as debating clubs, theater courses, music events or chess clubs.

In 1999, Fettes College was named one of the top five co-educational schools in the UK by the Sunday Times . It is also often listed as a public school , although this term is actually used as a synonym for public schools in Scotland.

In contrast to most schools and boarding schools in Scotland, corporal punishment in Fettes was not carried out with the tawse but, as in England, with a cane .

Boarding houses

Architectural detail

The college currently consists of nine dormitories, called houses; four for boys, four for girls and, since 2007, also a mixed dormitory. In addition, there is traditionally a certain number of day students who attend Fettes College.

Boys

  • Carrington (since 1872)
  • Glencorse (since 1873)
  • Kimmerghame (since 1920)
  • Moredun (since 1870)
Entrance gate to college

girl

  • Arniston (since 1983)
  • College East (since 1984)
  • College West (since 1984)
  • Dalmeny (since 2012)

Mixed

  • Craigleith (since 2007)

Principals

The tartan from Fettes College
  • 1870–1889 Alexander Potts
  • 1890-1919 William Heard
  • 1919–1945 Alec Ashcroft
  • 1945–1958 Donald Crichton-Miller
  • 1958–1971 Ian McIntosh
  • 1971–1979 Anthony Chenevix-Trench
  • 1979-1988 Cameron Cochrane
  • 1988-1998 Malcolm Thyne
  • 1998–2017 Michael Spens
  • 2017-2019 Geoffrey Stanford
  • 2019– 0000Helen Harrison

Famous former students (selection)

Former students are part of the Old Fettesian Association (OFA) . Some famous students are:

coat of arms
Fettes College cricket field

Fat college in popular culture and fiction

In his 1964 novel You Only Live Twice , author Ian Fleming had his agent James Bond attend Fettes College, after he had previously been expelled from Eton College. The Marvel Comics -Figur Captain Britain visited College is also in their fictional youth fat.

literature

  • David Turner: The Old Boys: The Decline and Rise of the Public School. Yale University Press, Llandysul 2015, ISBN 978-0-300-18992-6 .

Web links

Commons : Fettes College  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fettes' Heritage. Fettes College, accessed December 12, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Top 250 Independent Schools. In: The Sunday Times: Parent Power Supplement. London, November 15, 1999.
  3. ↑ C. Farrell: The Cane and the Tawse in Scottish Schools , corpun.com, accessed January 7, 2019.

Coordinates: 55 ° 57 ′ 49 ″  N , 3 ° 13 ′ 34 ″  W.