Dollar Academy

Dollar Academy is Scotland's oldest boarding school, with a 70-acre (280,000 m) campus set in the shadow of the Ochil Hills in the village of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Founded in 1818 by Captain John McNabb, it is the oldest co-educational school in Britain, accepting both day pupils and boarders. It is also one of Britain's largest independent schools, with 1,300 pupils on its rolls from the ages of 5 to 18. According to The Scotsman, it is Scot... more

Dollar Academy is Scotland's oldest boarding school, with a 70-acre (280,000 m) campus set in the shadow of the Ochil Hills in the village of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Founded in 1818 by Captain John McNabb, it is the oldest co-educational school in Britain, accepting both day pupils and boarders. It is also one of Britain's largest independent schools, with 1,300 pupils on its rolls from the ages of 5 to 18. According to The Scotsman, it is Scotland's best-performing school academically, with 95% of Fifth Years passing three or more Highers in 2007. The national average is just 22%. There are over 1,300 pupils at Dollar (making it the fourth largest private school in Scotland), divided into three separate schools: the Prep School (Preps I to V for ages 5-10), the Junior School (Juniors I and II for ages 10-12) and the Senior School (Forms I to VI for ages 12 going on 18). About 90 pupils are boarders, the rest are day pupils, either from the village of Dollar itself or "Travellers"... less