Admissions FAQ's

Applications can be made throughout the year, however, to guarantee a place for the next academic year, an application should be made in the Autumn term.

Applicants can join a year group at any time of the year subject to spaces being available.

Our main intake is for P1 and S1 (Lower 4) and applications are welcomed in the Autumn term prior to entry.

Places are offered to those applying for our main intake years on a date in February agreed with other Edinburgh Independent schools. For those applying to other year groups, an offer of a place will be sent out to successful applicants after entrance assessments and completion of our admissions process.

We encourage applicants to fill out our application form to ensure a place on our list of registered applicants. This is particularly important when a Year group has limited capacity.

Yes. Visits outside the Open Days can be arranged through our Admissions Department. Please contact admissions@stge.org.uk or call 0131 311 8008.

Yes, International students form an important part of the St George's community, and we welcome girls from all over the world in all year groups. They bring with them a diverse range of cultures, which greatly enhances the overall culture of the school.

Yes, we offer a variety of boarding options, from 3 or 4 night boarding, Ad-hoc boarding aswell as full time boarding depending on family requirements.

Yes, we can offer sponsored child student visas for full time boarding students. We require all visa applications to be made with Newland Chase Education, a firm of immigration specialists. An additional cost will be incurred for this service.

Yes. All international students with parents who live overseas require a UK resident guardian who lives in the local area. The guardian acts on behalf of parents in the UK, looking after students during half term and weekend holidays. We must be able to contact the guardian in an emergency.

Entrance assessments for all year groups usually take place at St George's during a normal school day.

What if I have applied to more than one school?

Edinburgh independent schools have an agreed date for issuing offers for P1 and S1 entry and operate a common deadline for the acceptance of all applications. This means that you should not feel under pressure to accept or decline any offer before the deadline, even if your child has been made an offer from more than one school. The schools understand that you may want to take time to make a final decision about which is the right school for your child and respect your right to do so. 

For prospective P1 applicants this is a play session where staff observe the children in a play situation. Prospective S1 applicants will have assessments papers in Mathematics, English and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. All other year groups will be invited in for an age appropriate Entrance Assessment at a pre-arranged time during a normal school day.

No special preparation is needed for our assessments.

Yes an assessment can take place remotely. We can send out entrance papers to be administered in the applicant's current school or at home or a virtual call can be arranged for applicants to our younger year groups when no formal assessment is required.

Yes the school offers academic, sport, music and art scholarships

St George’s seeks to be accessible to students from a wide range of social, economic and cultural backgrounds. A limited number of means-tested bursaries are available for up to 100% of school fees.

Yes. Where three or more sisters are pupils at the same time, the third and subsequent sisters will receive a discount of one-third of tuition fees.

A discount scheme is also available with brothers at Merchiston.

Please note that the third child discount does not apply to Nursery.

Yes. We can accept payment for nursery fees, afterschool care and holiday club by childcare vouchers.

Yes. St George’s seeks to be accessible to students from a wide range of social, economic and cultural backgrounds. A limited number of means-tested bursaries are available for up to 100% of school fees.

Applications for bursaries need to be submitted early January for the following academic year of entry. Applications at other times of year will be considered if funds allow.