Centres of Excellence
Scotland has six centres of excellence – schools which allow gifted children to maximise their potential (four for music and one each for dance and sport). These schools select a small number of pupils who show a special ability in music. Admission is by audition. The schools are located within comprehensive schools from which they receive normal academic classes. Students are attracted from within the local region and even nationally.
The music schools comprise;
- Douglas Academy Music School at Douglas Academy, Milngavie, near Glasgow
- Aberdeen City Music School at Dyce Academy Aberdeen
- Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd (National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music) at Plockton High School Highland
- City of Edinburgh Music School at Broughton High School, Edinburgh and Flora Stevenson Primary, Edinburgh
The number of music students is relatively small in comparison with the host school. Secondary students at the City of Edinburgh Music school are 30-40 compared to 1,000 within the host High School. Typically, music students receive individual instrument lessons, theory and practice time within the music school. The City of Edinburgh Music School is the only 'centre of excellence' which directly operates within a primary school. The schools are funded by the Local Education Authority within which they are located.
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