The Uphill Trust is a small volunteer led Scottish charity, founded in 2015 with the sole purpose of supporting the development of Uphill Junior School. In the past six years, The Uphill Trust has bought land for the school and funded the construction of three primary classrooms, various school buildings and payed teaching salaries. Uphill […]

On Friday 5 March at 1.30pm, Form I-Form IV logged on to Zoom to watch Dollar’s very own Masterchef finalist, Ms McCord, prepare the perfect lockdown lunch and speak to the pupils about her current read, ‘Hungry’ by Grace Dent. After she had prepared her lunch, she challenged the pupils to take part in ‘The […]

Despite the challenges of another lockdown and online learning, our pupil-led Editorial Team worked tirelessly to gather a range of fascinating articles and stunning photography, which represents the work of over 40 pupils from the Senior School. You can read the magazine here.

With over 1300 pupils and 250 staff from Scotland and around the world, the community here is as welcoming as it is vibrant. From the Prep School to the Board of Governors, our people have built an environment that’s truly a joy to be part of.

James Scott CB LVO (FP 1949) was born in Jaffa, Palestine, and boarded at Dollar Academy from the age of 7. We would like to thank James for donating these medals to the school, and sharing stories about his time here. He has written about his memories at Dollar which you can read below:   […]

Our main goal is for pupils to leave us with a lifelong love of learning. It’s something we believe will serve any individual well, whatever the direction of their life.