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and, while academic excellence is important, there is very much a focus on the individual. Te school strives to create an environment that is challenging combined with a culture which celebrates effort, self-belief and personal achievement. Te Rector, David Girdwood, added: ”St Columba’s is enjoying seeing significant change at the moment, both in the classroom with new courses at all levels, and exciting new facilities which will provide a stimulating learning environment for our young people, helping them to leave as well-rounded individuals, ready for whatever their future may hold.” Another high performer in
the independent sector is Hutchesons’ Grammar School, a recognised Glasgow institution, which has been synonymous with excellence in education for over 350 years. In the last academic year, 66
per cent of pupils siting Highers achieved an A grade or higher. Although it has a long
pedigree, the school has benefited in recent years from a major investment programme, which includes new primary facilities
and the Secondary school has a state-of-the-art drama studio as well as an international standard athletics track. A spokesperson for
Hutchesons’, said: “Te school prides itself on engaging the critical and creative powers of its pupils and teaching them how to investigate, connect, and express ideas so that, for many, the pursuit of knowledge will be a source of lifelong pleasure and fulfilment. “But at every level the key
values of honesty, resilience, independence, creativity, curiosity and compassion are instilled in pupils, preparing them for university and future success.” Of course, the independent
school sector has its detractors, particularly about its charitable status that allows schools to benefit from various business rate and tax allowance reliefs. Te sector has been under
considerable scrutiny over the past 10 years by the charity watchdog, the Office of the Scotish Charity Regulator (OSCR), to provide evidence of the ‘public good’ it provides to
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