George Watson's College

69 - 71 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH10 5EG

T: +44 (0)131 446 6000

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ISC ID: 16059

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Head

Ms Lisa Kerr (Principal)

Boys - age range:

Day: 3 to 18

Girls - age range:

Day: 3 to 18

Size

2331 pupils

George Watson's College case studies (3)

Chinese language and culture partnership

Partners

George Watson's College
Boroughmuir High School
James Gillespie's High School
Castlebrae Community Campus
Tynecastle High School
Knox Academy
North Berwick High School
Bruntsfield Primary School
Buckstone Primary School
South Morningside Primary School
Preston Street Primary School
James Gillespie's Primary School
Castleview Primary School
Queensferry High School
Liberton High School
Liberton Primary School
Gilmerton Primary School
Kirkliston Primary School
Scotland-China Education Network (SCEN)
Confucius Institute for Scotland at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
Other Swire Centres across the UK

Computer Science partnership

Partners

George Watson's College
Broomhouse Primary School
Castlebrae Community Campus
Castleview Primary School
Leith Primary School
Scottish universities and colleges
Digital industry employers
Organisations offering support to schools and enrichment opportunities for pupils, e.g. DressCode (girls into CS), CodeClan

Community performance

Partners

George Watson's College
Residential homes
Charities
Supported living associations

Impact of partnership work done in 2025 (ISC annual Census 2026)

30 state schools involved
1001-2000 state school pupils involved
3000 staff hours given

Impact Statement

The Swire Chinese Language Centre Edinburgh (SCLCE), a partnership with local state-funded schools James Gillespie’s and Boroughmuir High School, established with the support of the Swire Chinese Language Foundation, has begun to have a real impact on enriching the curriculum of local schools by providing high quality teaching in Chinese and a range of cultural opportunities. During the year some 1,640 children and young people had access to one of the SCLCE programmes, with 55 taking certificated programmes leading to Scottish National Qualifications. Each of those learners is backed by a pledge that they will be supported to at least Higher level, a pledge that no other Chinese learning scheme in the country is able to make. Schools that have benefited from this scheme include Castlebrae High School and Gracemount High School.

Some 1,640 pupils at 5 local state schools had access to Chinese teaching, which they would otherwise not have had, in the year to 31 December 2019.

Academic scholarships
Music scholarships
Sibling discounts
Lump sum payment discounts
Bursaries for new entrants
Hardship awards for existing pupils