Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 6BG
10 simple reasons to choose St George's School for Girls Junior & Lower
Independent prep school and nursery in Murrayfield.
For pupils aged 1.5 to 13 years.
Girls' school (mixed nursery).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from P6.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of St George's School for Girls, an all-through school to age 18.
St George's School for Girls Junior & Lower fees range from £3,108 (Rec) to £4,528 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees range from £9,468 to £9,984 per term.
10 better reasons to choose St George's School for Girls Junior & Lower
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in Edinburgh and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 18.2 pupils per class and 13.7 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
St George's School for Girls Junior School pupils move seamlessly through to the Lower School and then most move up to the Upper School at the end of S1.
School curriculum is based on the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. Secondary school education starts in P7. The curriculum also includes PSHE, enterprise, French, Spanish, Latin. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, drama, computing, and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Primary 7.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Outdoor learning is timetabled from P1 to P5, with adventure residential trips from P6.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Primary 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in rounders.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from P3. Two choirs, an orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm. Care available for 50 weeks of the year. Minibus service.
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