hughesie27 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4020266/scotland-secondary-schools-chart-best-worst-highers/amp/ Top top effort from Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 36th for my school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: 36th for my school. And mine. 36th isn't very good, is it? There used to be a program called "Top of the Form", where students from top schools in the UK competed on general knowledge. The Royal High School won the competition sometime in the 1950s. They should never have left Calton Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, Maple Leaf said: And mine. 36th isn't very good, is it? There used to be a program called "Top of the Form", where students from top schools in the UK competed on general knowledge. The Royal High School won the competition sometime in the 1950s. They should never have left Calton Hill. RHS always favoured along the lines of Gillespies and Boroughmour and sadly it seems they are a lap or 2 behind. 36th is still credible but it clearly has gone downhill. I disagree that in general it is a good showing from Edinburgh schools it seems to be mainly West centric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 86 for my alma mater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 In at No 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: And mine. 36th isn't very good, is it? There used to be a program called "Top of the Form", where students from top schools in the UK competed on general knowledge. The Royal High School won the competition sometime in the 1950s. They should never have left Calton Hill. Wasn’t RHS fee paying in those days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Phamism Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 17% of pupils at Liberton Primary got 5 Highers or more... Surely that is worth a special mention! 314 Liberton High School, Edinburgh City (17) 315 Liberton Primary School, Edinburgh City (17) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Governor Tarkin said: In at No 6 Me too. But it’s not getting all the credit for my genius, I only attended Boroughmuir for my final year at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Wasn’t RHS fee paying in those days? Yeah and all boys. Ronnie Corbett and Sir Waletr Scott went there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: I only attended Boroughmuir for my final year at school. After you were expelled from Firrhill? Edited March 21, 2019 by Governor Tarkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 252 for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff the Mince Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 297 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, doctor jambo said: 252 for mine Cancelling my appointment for this afternoon. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, doctor jambo said: 252 for mine You can tell by your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, Geoff the Mince said: 297 ? Geoff? School? Nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 337th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: Yeah and all boys. Ronnie Corbett and Sir Waletr Scott went there. Famous Alumni and both Hearts supporters. Scott would have been given we have the same name as one of his novels and are the establishment club. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff the Mince Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Governor Tarkin said: Geoff? School? Nah. Tennis school ya feckin Boroughmuir snob ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Governor Tarkin said: After you were expelled from Firrhill? How very dare you! Much more ‘up market’ than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Debut 4 said: 337th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, davemclaren said: 86 for my alma mater. Same here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 So he's a thought: School 1 is Jordanhill School, Glasgow City School 338 is Lochend Community High, Glasgow City School 6 is Borughmuir, Edinburgh City School 337 is Wester Hailes Community School, Edinburgh City What would be the chances of the well-performing schools offering an Olive Branch to their neighbours who look like they need a helping hand??? What an excellent contribution to society that would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Doody Jambo Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Tynie 297, best view though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 157 for the hallowed halls of Trinity Academy. Standards have clearly slipped since my time there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, Geoff the Mince said: Tennis school ya feckin Boroughmuir snob ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Good to see Forries are still dire. Just outside the elite top 300 but. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, Governor Tarkin said: You can tell by your posts. Not my fault I left my plebeian associates behind. my results alone would have lifted the average marks to top 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 273rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Beeslack is 191st. I don't have the evidence to hand but I believe the decline started in 1992. Edited March 21, 2019 by Costanza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommo414 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 188 for me. Broughton for anyone who can't be arsed to look. 2 of my highers delivered to me by teachers who were fellow Jambos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 6 for me, James Gillespie’s in their rightful position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: 6 for me, James Gillespie’s in their rightful position 47th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 206th absolutely no surprise ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, davemclaren said: Wasn’t RHS fee paying in those days? Yes indeed. And all male students. Which explains my shyness around females to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, i8hibsh said: Yeah and all boys. Ronnie Corbett and Sir Waletr Scott went there. Alexander Graham Bell was also a RHS FP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 128th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_razors_edge Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 20th for me. My kids on the other hand...in the catchment area for the school currently sitting 332nd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, Thommo414 said: 188 for me. Broughton for anyone who can't be arsed to look. 2 of my highers delivered to me by teachers who were fellow Jambos Captain Peter Ross, of McCrae's Battalion, taught mathematics at Broughton High. He was killed on July 1, 1916. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Yes indeed. And all male students. Which explains my shyness around females to this day. My school (until I changed to another for my final year) was all male too. Didn’t hinder me in the girls/shyness stakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Morgan said: My school (until I changed to another for my final year) was all male too. Didn’t hinder me in the girls/shyness stakes. If you've got it, you've got it. Flaunt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Morgan said: My school (until I changed to another for my final year) was all male too. Didn’t hinder me in the girls/shyness stakes. Is it true at all boys schools you played hide the sausage at lunchtime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 331 for Gracemount High School however I went to Gracemount Secondary School which then became a High School. Anyone with brains were shipped to Liberton High School for 3rd and 4th year back in my day. The rest of us numpties stayed on for 3rd year then emptied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavySlaveJambo Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 My old school is 49th and the best in Moray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 337th 'mon the WHEC!!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, doctor jambo said: Not my fault I left my plebeian associates behind. my results alone would have lifted the average marks to top 10? I always knew you were a good 'un, Doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 100 for my old school. There was a time when it was 8th. Then I left? Edited March 21, 2019 by John Findlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Are kids really pushed to do five highers these days? I got four back in the early nineties, and that was seen as quite an achievement at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 45 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: Is it true at all boys schools you played hide the sausage at lunchtime? Some folk did, there was a club for that kind of thing. I wasn’t a member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, luckyBatistuta said: 6 for me, James Gillespie’s in their rightful position What age are you LB? We may be acquainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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