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The school was established according to the instructions of George Watson (1654–1723) who bequeathed the bulk of his fortune of £12,000 – a vast sum in 1723 – to found a school for the provision of post-primary boarding education. George Watson, since 1696, had been clerk to Sir John Dick.
Originally a boarding school, the school was refounded as predominantly a day school, George Watson's Boys' College, at Archibald Place in 1870. This school then moved to a new purpose-built school at Colinton Road in 1932.
George Watson instructed that this school should bear his name and be called George Watson’s Hospital. Until recently, the exact source of the wealth that funded the foundation of the original George Watson’s Hospital had not been fully researched.
May 25, 2022 · The college was established when philanthropist George Watson, who was the Bank of Scotland’s first Chief Accountant, left his entire £12,000 fortune to found a school.
George Watson’s College exists to provide a world-class education for children and young people from Preschool to S6. We encourage our pupils to develop a love of real learning through an inspiring curriculum and extensive and inclusive enrichment programmes.
Apr 4, 2019 · After that time, in districts where they were unable or unwilling to fill the gaps, ‘School Boards’ made up of elected members were set up. They had the power to build and control board schools in their district which were to be non-sectarian and paid for by rates.
Aug 1, 2012 · Reverend George Austen. As many Jane Austen fans know, Rev. George Austen ran a boarding school out of his parsonage house in Steventon to augment his £230 pr year income. In1793 he began to teach the sons of local gentlemen in his home to prepare them for university.
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