Our Award Winning Careers Programme
We support our students through a gradual, Career Education. This is an ongoing process throughout a student’s time at Fettes. We aim to inspire and inform, to give real world experience and to tailor our advice on an individual basis.
Higher Education
The Higher Education department is dedicated to guiding students through each stage of their exciting journey to university and beyond. Our expert guidance and support help students smoothly transition from school to university and eventually into their careers. We strive to motivate students to achieve their goals and to step into adulthood with self-assurance.
University Destinations
Amid the rapidly evolving landscape of UK and global university admissions, more students are favouring international institutions or UK degree programmes that include work placements, study abroad opportunities, or a more vocational approach. Each year our students secure a diverse array of prestigious university placements worldwide demonstrating exceptional ambition and determination to secure offers that suit them the best. Our students have gained places at some of the most elite universities:
UK Destinations
In the past three years, some of the UK destinations include:
- Durham University
- Imperial College London
- King’s College London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Newcastle University
- Northumbria University
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- The University of Manchester
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Bath
- University of Bristol
- University of Cambridge
- University College London
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Exeter
- University of Glasgow
- University of Oxford
- University of St Andrews
- University of Warwick
International Destinations
Over the past three year, some of the international destinations include:
- Bocconi University, Italy
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee
- Brown University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Harvard University
- IE University, Spain
- Maastricht University
- McGill University
- New York University
- The University of British Columbia
- The University of Hong Kong
- University of Amsterdam
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Toronto
- Yale University
"Reaching the UK’s top universities begins with curiosity, ambition, and the right support. At Fettes, every student receives bespoke guidance to explore their passions, shape their goals, and take confident steps towards the future that inspires them.”
Caroline DaviesHead of Higher Education and Careers
