Scotland's Boarding Schools for Boys
There are two boarding schools, for boys only, in Scotland and both are located in Edinburgh. Merchiston is a full boarding school with around 450 students where the majority of students board. In contrast, Stewart’s Melville College (part of the ESMS family of schools, which is co-educational at Junior School and again in Sixth Form) is a city day school of around 750 pupils with a small boarding house.
-
Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools
- Location: Edinburgh
- Age range of boarders: 10–18 years
- Number of boarders: (3% of school)
-
Merchiston Castle School
- Location: Edinburgh
- Age range of boarders: 7-18 years
- Number of boarders: 289 (64% of school)