Students at Fettes Aim high and we understand the need for all students to deepen academic understanding by going beyond the confines of examined material.
Academic enrichment is achieved through a programme of Olympiads, lectures, talks, academic societies, subject specific competitions, debating societies and university preparation classes. All of these opportunities allow our students to enhance their knowledge and understanding of their chosen discipline.
Here are just a few examples:
![2025 Yale Global Essay Competition Success]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746110672/fettescom/hdxsfql7lewrga89sz7j/BarraUpdated.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746110672/fettescom/hdxsfql7lewrga89sz7j/BarraUpdated.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746110672/fettescom/hdxsfql7lewrga89sz7j/BarraUpdated.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746110672/fettescom/hdxsfql7lewrga89sz7j/BarraUpdated.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746110672/fettescom/hdxsfql7lewrga89sz7j/BarraUpdated.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746110672/fettescom/hdxsfql7lewrga89sz7j/BarraUpdated.png","width":2048}])
Lower Sixth student Barbora V placed in the top three winners of the Yale International Relations Association Global Essay Competition.
![Fettes Student presents TEDx Talk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742829991/fettescom/hdko4hqopsatfgdmlyzk/TEDxTalk.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742829991/fettescom/hdko4hqopsatfgdmlyzk/TEDxTalk.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742829991/fettescom/hdko4hqopsatfgdmlyzk/TEDxTalk.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742829991/fettescom/hdko4hqopsatfgdmlyzk/TEDxTalk.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742829991/fettescom/hdko4hqopsatfgdmlyzk/TEDxTalk.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742829991/fettescom/hdko4hqopsatfgdmlyzk/TEDxTalk.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Lower Sixth Form student, Yara S who presented a talk at TEDx Fountainbridge on the subject of 'Rebuilding More Than Cities: Architecture as a Tool for Resilience and Identity'.
![Fettes student receives Bronze Medal at International Olympiad in Brazil]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727690587/fettescom/przonfnkvot0yxdhlafl/FraserandFettesHead.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727690587/fettescom/przonfnkvot0yxdhlafl/FraserandFettesHead.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727690587/fettescom/przonfnkvot0yxdhlafl/FraserandFettesHead.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727690587/fettescom/przonfnkvot0yxdhlafl/FraserandFettesHead.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727690587/fettescom/przonfnkvot0yxdhlafl/FraserandFettesHead.jpg","width":1500}])
Sixth Form student Fraser C competed in the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), in Rio de Janeiro.
![International Maths Competition Winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741969811/fettescom/lm93wcj0wf4wo85lycgb/PiDayMathCompetition.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741969811/fettescom/lm93wcj0wf4wo85lycgb/PiDayMathCompetition.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741969811/fettescom/lm93wcj0wf4wo85lycgb/PiDayMathCompetition.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741969811/fettescom/lm93wcj0wf4wo85lycgb/PiDayMathCompetition.jpg","width":1010}])
Congratulations to Lower Sixth Form students who took part in the Náboj international maths competition, and winning first place in the Edinburgh group.
![Public Speaking Competition finalist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742226132/fettescom/xopaitdbg9y79fd8z5c8/PublicSpeakingCompetition_Finalist.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742226132/fettescom/xopaitdbg9y79fd8z5c8/PublicSpeakingCompetition_Finalist.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742226132/fettescom/xopaitdbg9y79fd8z5c8/PublicSpeakingCompetition_Finalist.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742226132/fettescom/xopaitdbg9y79fd8z5c8/PublicSpeakingCompetition_Finalist.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742226132/fettescom/xopaitdbg9y79fd8z5c8/PublicSpeakingCompetition_Finalist.jpg","width":1432}])
Well done to Upper Sixth Form Student Ritisha K who represented Fettes at the Young Speakers Scotland public speaking final at the Methodist Central Hall in Edinburgh.
![Geopolitics gets deep consideration in the Sixth Form]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730371571/fettescom/mpexiehtdaoyegqu3dsb/GEOPOLITICS_1080px.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730371571/fettescom/mpexiehtdaoyegqu3dsb/GEOPOLITICS_1080px.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730371571/fettescom/mpexiehtdaoyegqu3dsb/GEOPOLITICS_1080px.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730371571/fettescom/mpexiehtdaoyegqu3dsb/GEOPOLITICS_1080px.jpg","width":1080}])
Our Lower Sixth Form students recently participated in their first of five themed panel sessions, as part of our ‘This Will Be Your World’ Sixth Form programme.
![Fettes Student wins Future Fellows Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718285880/fettescom/v7ljjcv2bzbbciqkqesa/DanielL.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718285880/fettescom/v7ljjcv2bzbbciqkqesa/DanielL.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718285880/fettescom/v7ljjcv2bzbbciqkqesa/DanielL.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718285880/fettescom/v7ljjcv2bzbbciqkqesa/DanielL.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718285880/fettescom/v7ljjcv2bzbbciqkqesa/DanielL.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1718285880/fettescom/v7ljjcv2bzbbciqkqesa/DanielL.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Lower Sixth form Student Daniel L who has won the Future Fellows Competition in Scotland, earning him a place at the prestigious Villars Symposium in Geneva.
![Fettes student wins prestigious national climate change essay competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1705511174/fettescom/oyjbdvducmpcp9ftohhc/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1705511174/fettescom/oyjbdvducmpcp9ftohhc/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1705511174/fettescom/oyjbdvducmpcp9ftohhc/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1705511174/fettescom/oyjbdvducmpcp9ftohhc/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1705511174/fettescom/oyjbdvducmpcp9ftohhc/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":1500}])
Upper Sixth form student Emily B, has won a prestigious school essay competition, which was open to students nationwide in 2023.
