Admissions

This section of the website hosts all the information you’ll need to know about applying to send your child here. To really get a feel for life at Dollar, we encourage you to get in touch to arrange a visit. Term-time is ideal when you can meet with teaching staff and pupils who are in the same year group as your child. However, we are always happy to welcome you at other times of the year.

For day pupil enquiries , please email our Registrar, Mrs Amanda Clark.

For boarding enquiries, please email our Boarding Registrar, Ms Elaine Gallagher.

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Our Admissions Process

Please click on the arrows to the right to learn more about the steps in our Admissions Process.

Request a Prospectus

Our prospectus is a great way to find out more about how we help bring out the best in your child.

Awarded the accolade of Scottish Independent Secondary School of the Year in 2024, there are more than a few reasons to visit us.

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Initial Enquiry

Step one of the application process is to get in touch with our Admissions Department, who can guide you through the process, arrange a tour of Dollar and answer any questions you have about the school.

For day pupil enquiries , please email our Registrar, Mrs Amanda Clark.

For boarding enquiries, please email our Boarding Registrar, Ms Elaine Gallagher.

Visit Us

The timeless beauty of our campus is really something that’s best experienced in person.

We are always pleased to arrange for prospective families to visit to discover why we’re one of Scotland’s most popular independent schools. To arrange a tour, please contact Amanda Clark, our Registrar.

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Apply Online

Hopefully you’ll agree that Dollar offers great potential for your child.

To make the application official, the next step is to complete our registration form and pay the registration fee of £90. You can do this online by clicking on the appropriate links further down this page.

Assessment Process

Once we receive your form, we’ll then make arrangements for your child to take an entrance assessment.

These usually take place in January, but can be arranged at a different time of the year if necessary. Our entrance tests are not simply pass/fail examinations, they are used to assess if your child will thrive in our fast paced learning environment.

For entry to the Prep School, Junior School and Form I, pupils will be invited to sit an assessment in school. Arrangements can be made for pupils who do not live locally to sit the examination under the supervision of their current schools. Pupils for entry to Form II and above will be invited for an interview, either in person or on Zoom, with the Rector.

Acceptance

We’ll let you know the result of the entrance assessment within two weeks.

There is a contract to complete and returnable deposit of £500 for day pupils and £1,500 for boarders when accepting an offer of a place.

Transition

To help pupils, we hold a transition event at the end of May.

This is a wonderful opportunity for new pupils to spend the morning with their new class, meet their teachers, and get familiar with their new learning environment.

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Day Admissions

No matter what stage of their education your child is at, applying for a place here at Dollar is simple.

In the video below, our Registrar explains our admissions process for day pupils.

You can apply for a place at Dollar Academy by clicking below. The form will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and needs to be completed in one sitting. There is a non-refundable registration fee of £90 per child and details of how to pay are set out in the form.

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Boarding Admissions

Children from age 10 can apply for a place at Dollar.

In the video below, our Boarding Registrar explains our admissions process for boarding pupils.

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Visit Us

The timeless beauty of our campus is really something that’s best experienced in person.

We are always pleased to arrange for prospective families to visit to discover why we’re one of Scotland’s most popular independent schools.

We recommend visiting during term time and allowing at least two hours for your visit. This way you’ll get a chance to chat with our Registrar, pupils and teaching staff, take a tour with senior pupils, and meet with the Rector or the Head of Prep and Junior School. If a term time visit isn’t possible, we’re happy to welcome visitors at other times of the year too.

To schedule a tour, please call 01259742511 or or contact our Admissions Team.

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Travel to Dollar

By Air

Whilst we may call the green open spaces of Dollar home, Scotland’s major cities and their airports are within easy reach. The school is just 45 minutes’ drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow International Airports, with dozens of direct flights each day to Europe, the US and the Middle east.

By Car

Dollar is easily accessible by road from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, Stirling, Dunblane and Perth. Once in Dollar, approach the school by turning off the A91 onto Mylne Avenue and through the main gate. Parking is available to the front of the Playfair building and in the car park on Mylne Avenue.

Please note parents and pupils are not permitted to enter the school grounds by car during drop-off and pick-up times.

By Bus

There is an extensive network of school buses and coaches bringing pupils into school along routes from Aberdour, Auchterarder, Alloa, Bannockburn, Bridge of Allan, Dunblane, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Glenrothes, Hillfoots, Linlithgow, Limekilns, Perth, and Stirling. On all routes, there are ‘morning buses/coaches’, which arrive at Dollar in time for Senior School registration. ‘Afternoon buses/coaches’ leave after the school day has finished at 3:25pm, and ‘late buses/coaches’ leave from 5:15pm, allowing pupils to participate in after-school activities.

Our school buses/coaches are a mixture of public routes and privately hired vehicles.

For more information, please click here.

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School Fees

You can find our school fees for the current academic session, as well as financial information below. You can also view information about our travel scholarships, and how to apply for them.

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Financial Assistance

At Dollar Academy, widening access and encouraging a diverse and inclusive student population are key to our thinking and development.

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