Schools in Edinburgh

There are 20 schools in and around Edinburgh: 10 primary, 4 combined, 4 secondary and 2 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 699 to 1049 (ACARA).

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Edinburgh schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Edinburgh can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the SA education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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