News & Events

The Junior and Senior girls’ house football competition took place on Saturday 3rd December.

On Friday 2nd December we had our first ever Friday night fixtures with a block of eight games against our neighbours, Edinburgh Academy.

The combined Sixth Form and Fifth Form Ceilidh took place in the Dining Hall on Saturday 3rd December.

Carrington and College West combined this term to put on the first post-covid House Play, John Buchan’s ‘The 39 Steps’.

The Final of the Inter-house 6^th Form ‘Universally Challenged’ Quiz took place last Thursday, in Hudson-Cooke.

It was fantastic to be back in St Cuthbert's for our first Autumn Concert this decade!

It was great to be back rowing in the first live competition since 2019.

On Tuesday 22^nd November, the Fettes College Maths team took part in the Enterprising Maths Competition.

After two hard-fought semi-finals against the able teams of Kimmerghame and Arniston, Glencorse met College East in the Debating Society house competition final

It's been an incredibly busy and actioned packed month and we still have a week to go! We've had important school events, fixtures, an informal concert, insightful assemblies and also enjoyed plenty of fun learning.

On Thursday evening, a packed Upper full of students were treated to a fantastic introduction to the world of Particle Physics by Professor Victoria Martin from Edinburgh University.

Yesterday we held an assembly to speak to our Prep pupils about the issues being discussed at COP27 and the amazing work of The Earthshot Prize.

Saturday afternoon saw a wonderful festival of House Touch Rugby with each House entering 3 teams, with the accumulative points deciding the final result. 

Over the weekend, both students and staff in our College and Prep took part in poignant Acts of Remembrance.

On Tuesday 8th November, the Fettes College Classics Department were joined by 120 pupils from visiting Prep Schools for the annual Classics Day.

Our Harvest Thanksgiving Services – for the Prep School and the College were held on the first weekend in November.

On Saturday 5^th of November, Dalmeny Fifth Form students organised the first ceilidh of the year, with the glamorous theme of The Oscars.

It was a great pleasure to welcome OF Jake Wightman back to Fettes College to share highlights of his athletics journey.

Over half-term, 29 students and 3 teachers travelled to Greece for this year’s Classics trip.