Juliet Vaughan, Deputy Head (Academic), and Alexandra Torrance, Head of Department, at Merchiston Juniors, believe it’s more important than ever to get active

​Merchiston Sixth Form pupil, Hector, will be running the Marathon des Sables, the toughest footrace on Earth, to raise money for a charity close to his heart.

The days of heroic leadership being the mainstay of modern and progressive schools seem to be numbered, with the figureheads, be they headmasters, Captains of School or sports captains leading the charge in isolation becoming fewer and further between, writes Freddie Main, Assistant Head Pupil Support.

Mr P. K Rossiter, Housemaster of Rogerson (GCSE Year House/Year 11/S4) at Merchiston, takes a closer look a modern day boarding.

Merchiston is justly famous for its reputation in sport and not least for its highly successful rugby at all levels. This year looks like being no different as Merchiston’s 1XV was honoured to be crowned U18 Scottish Schools’ Champions 2018.

Merchiston is delighted to announce that it has been named as one of the top 100 schools for cricket by ​The Cricketer magazine.