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Today, George Watson's College is a fully integrated school, catering for girls and b... read more
Today, George Watson's College is a fully integrated school, catering for girls and boys from Nursery through to Senior 6 on a single campus just to the south of Edinburgh's City Centre. Throughout the School's long history, there have been many changes since its foundation as a Charitable Hospital in 1741. The Hospital was the legacy of merchant and financier George Watson; today, the George Watson's Family Foundation continues this legacy, raising funds for bursary support.
In July 1870 the Merchant Company was granted powers by Parliament to reform all the hospitals under its management, and, along with the other Merchant Company Schools, George Watson's Hospital was remodelled into a day school with a continuing nucleus of Foundationers. It first opened as George Watson's College on 26 September 1870, with a roll of 1,000 pupils and Dr George Ogilvie as Headmaster.
In 1871 the Merchant Company, having taken the decision to provide similar educational opportunities for girls, established George Watson's Ladies' College in Melville House (formerly home to Admiral Duncan). The boys' School was moved from Archibald Place to new buildings in Colinton Road in 1932, and on 1 October 1974 George Watson's College and George Watson's Ladies' College were amalgamated to form one co-educational School, fully accommodated at Colinton Road since 1975.
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Independent private co-educational day/boarding school in Midlothian, Scotland. 3 to 18, 2260+ pupils, Non-denom.
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George Watson's College
Colinton Road,
Edinburgh,
Midlothian,
EH10 5EG
Scotland
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Tel: 0131 4477931
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George Watson's College Reviews
By Alumni (1988) - reviewed on 15th May 2008For a school of this size, the relationship between pupil and teacher was very ... read review
By Parent - reviewed on 4th Apr 2008My son has had a very good experience at Watson's where educational studies ha ... read review
By Alumni - reviewed on 8th Apr 2008A very sorry "education factory" in which pupils less than "perfect" are shunn ... read review
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