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Fettes College is a private coeducational independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus. It is sometimes referred to as a public school, although the term is traditionally used in Scotland for state schools. The school was founded by from a bequest of Sir William Fettes in 1870 and started admitting girls in 1970. It follows the English rather than Scottish education system and has nine houses. The main building was designed by David Bryce. ==History== To perpetuate the memory of his only son William, who had predeceased him in 1815, Sir William Fettes (1750–1836), a former Lord Provost of Edinburgh and wealthy city merchant, bequeathed the then very large sum of £166,000 to be set aside for the education of poor children and orphans. After his death the bequest was effected and invested and the accumulated sum was then used to acquire the land, to build the main building and found the school in 1870. Fettes College thus opened with 53 pupils (40 were Foundation Scholars with 11 others boarding and 2 day pupils). An all-boys school until 1970, when female pupils were first admitted for the final year, Fettes has been fully co-educational since 1983. Because of its prestige and high profile, several journalists have described Fettes as "the Eton of the North".〔("Tony Blair's revolting schooldays" ), ''The Scotsman'', Edinburgh, 23 July 2004.〕〔("Under the Green Oak, an old elite takes root in Tories" ), ''The Guardian'', London, 12 August 2006.〕〔("House of rivals shares the bond of an educated elite" ), ''The Times'', London, 12 December 2005.〕 * In 1998 Fettes was placed 4th in the ''Daily Telegraph'' league table of Schools.〔"Daily Telegraph League Table of Top Schools", ''The Daily Telegraph'', London, 29 August 1998.〕 * In 1999 Fettes was placed 5th in the ''Sunday Times'' list of top mixed independent schools in the UK.〔"Top 250 Independent Schools", Parent Power Supplement, ''The Sunday Times'', London, 15 November 1999.〕 * In 2001 Fettes was declared "Scottish School of the year" by the ''Sunday Times''.〔(Edinburgh's Fettes College "Independent School of the Year" ), "Scottish Snippets", 27 October 2001〕 Fettes pupils wear distinctive chocolate and magenta coloured blazers. It is said that Fettes "used to have a hearty, rugger-bugger, Caledonian image".〔The Tatler Schools Guide 2007.〕 In 2009 Fettes won the Scottish Schools U18 Rugby Cup, at Murrayfield Stadium, for the first time.〔("Gammell jnr helps spark Fettes revival" ), ''The Scotsman'', Edinburgh. 15 March 2009.〕 In April 2009 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) published a report on Fettes that evaluated the school as 'excellent' in four out of five Quality Indicators and “very good” in the other.〔("Fettes HMIE Report" ), 28 April 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fettes College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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