Posted on January 25th, 2013
Currently, a quarter of boarders at Scotland’s Boarding Schools are international students.
As at 1st September 2012 (the date of the annual census by Scottish Council of Independent Schools) 25.8% of boarders were attracted from overseas with the majority coming from Germany, Mainland China, Russia, Hong Kong, Rest of Europe EEA, Spain, North America, South Asia, France and Nigeria.
International students, as a percentage of all boarders, are shown below for the past seven years.
School year Boarders % International Students
2012/13 3496 25.8%
2011/12 3575 24%
2010/11 3655 22%
2009/10 3524 22%
2008/09 3523 21%
2007/08 3596 16%
2006/07 3434 19%