A Warm Welcome

Our boarding community is at the very core of Dollar Academy, and it has been for over two hundred years.

Our boarding community is at the very core of Dollar Academy, and it has been for over two hundred years. We are rightly proud to be the world’s oldest co-educational day and boarding school, and we like to think that we have learnt more than a thing or two about looking after our boarders over the years. As such, boarding at Dollar Academy looks and feels different to many other schools.

Please feel free to browse through the site to explore more detail about our warm and welcoming boarding houses, our beautiful location, the great range subjects on offer, and our wealth of co-curricular opportunities.

Scotland is known for its open outlook and good hospitality – I can assure you that a very warm welcome awaits all visitors to Dollar Academy. Our school has a rich heritage, and I am very proud to be the Academy’s fourteenth Rector. I hope you find this website useful and that I will have the opportunity to meet with you in person in due course.

Ian Munro, Rector

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A Note from the Rector Introduction to Boarding Video Boarding Houses A Typical Week at Dollar Location Academic Curriculum Boarding Contact

Heyworth House

With space for up to 25 girls, Heyworth House offers a fantastic environment for boarders to socialise and study in. Located just on the edge of our campus’ verdant lawns, this beautifully restored example of Victorian architecture is just a short walk from the school’s ample range of facilities, not to mention the cafes and shops of the local village. The House itself has extensive gardens, ideal for the summer weekends when the BBQ comes out, and the books get put away for a while.

Heyworth House Information Booklet

McNabb & Tait

McNabb and Tait House provides excellent accommodation for up to 53 boys at Dollar Academy. Each year we welcome boys from all corners of the world.

We aim to provide a stimulating, safe and supportive environment to ensure that you make the most of your time here. If you are new to the boarding house, on your arrival we will assign you a ‘buddy’ who will help you settle in, look after you and answer any questions you may have.

McNabb and Tait Information Booklet

Argyll

Argyll House provides excellent accommodation for up to 25 girls at Dollar Academy. Each year we welcome girls from all corners of the world. We aim to provide a stimulating, safe and supportive environment to ensure that you make the most of your time here.

If you are new to the boarding house, on your arrival we will assign you a buddy who will help you settle in, look after you and answer any questions you may have.

Argyll House Information Booklet

Heyworth

McNabb & Tait

Argyll

A Typical Week at Dollar

07:15
Wake up

07:45 – 08:15
Breakfast

08:40 – 11:15
Academic Lessons

11:15 – 11:35
Morning Break

11:35 – 12:35
Academic Lessons

12:35 – 13:25
Lunch

13:25 – 15:25
Academic Lessons

15:25 – 17:00
Co-curricular

17:00 – 17:40
Dinner

18:00 – 20:00
Prep

20:00
Supper

20:00 – 21:00
Activities

21:00 – 22:30
Bedtime

08:30 – 10:30
Breakfast

10:30 – 13:00
Sporting Fixtures

13:00 – 13:30
Lunch

14:00 – 17:00
Free Afternoon and Trips

17:30 – 18:00
Dinner

18:00 – 20:00
Inter-House Socials

08:30 – 10:30
Breakfast

13:00 – 13:30
Lunch

14:00 – 17:00
Activities and Trips

17:30 – 18:00
Dinner

18:00 – 20:00
Prep

Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Location

Whilst we may call the green open spaces of Dollar home, Scotland’s major cities and their airports are within easy reach. Dollar is only 20 minutes’ drive from Stirling, 30 minutes from Perth and under an hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow. The school is a 25 minute drive from the world-renowned Gleneagles resort and an hour from the famous beaches and golf courses of St Andrews.

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Academic Curriculum

Dollar offers the widest range of subjects in Scotland and our super-curriculum includes modules in subjects as diverse as Microbiology, Astronomy, Philosophy and Italian along with opportunities for coding, robotics, debating, cooking and Classics.

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Co-curricular Activities

Participation in the co-curricular programme and the opportunity to develop performance skills help pupils to develop the transferable skills that will support them through each transition. The range of clubs on offer in the Prep School varies from year to year but recently has included pom pom club, gardening, wildlife explorers, science, board games, fencing, highland dancing, drama, swimming, mindfulness, gymnastics, hockey, rugby, tennis, cricket and football.

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Boarding Contact

We’re delighted that you’re considering boarding at Dollar for your child. Our admissions process welcomes children of all backgrounds and stages in their education.

To register your interest, or for more information on boarding at Dollar, please contact our Boarding Registrar, Ms Elaine Gallagher, by completing the form on this page. Where possible, we would encourage you to visit Dollar in order to get a feel for life here, meet our Rector and Houseparents, and visit our Boarding Houses. We realise that this is not always possible, however, and are happy to arrange virtual meetings with these key individuals via video call.