Fettes College facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fettes College |
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| Carrington Road Edinburgh, EH4 1QX, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°57′49″N 03°13′34″W / 55.96361°N 3.22611°W |
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| Type | Public school Independent day and boarding school |
| Motto | Industria |
| Established | 1870 |
| Founder | Sir William Fettes |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 7 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 750 |
| Houses | Carrington Glencorse Kimmerghame Moredun Arniston College East College West Dalmeny Craigleith |
| Colour(s) | Chocolate and magenta |
| Mascot | Bee |
| Publication | The Fettesian The Hive |
| Alumni | Old Fettesians (OFs) |
Fettes College is a private co-educational independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus.
The school was originally a boarding school for boys only and became co-ed in 1983.
In 1978 the College had a nine-hole golf course, an ice-skating rink used in winter for ice hockey and in summer as an outdoor swimming pool, a cross-country running track and a rifle shooting range within the forested 300-acre grounds.
Fettes is sometimes referred to as a public school, although the term is traditionally used in Scotland for state schools.
The school was founded with a bequest of Sir William Fettes in 1870 and started admitting girls in 1970.
It follows the English rather than Scottish education system and has nine houses.
The main building was designed by David Bryce.
Images for kids
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Fettes College main building
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Fettes College from the south-east
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Carrington House
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Fettes boys watch cricket wearing their chocolate and magenta blazers.
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College Chapel architecture by David Bryce
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Fettes College Coat of Arms, topped by a bee
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Fettes tartan
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The school's war memorial by Birnie Rhind
