Education in Orkney
Orkney has good schooling but it has to be said that the only secondary schools are on Orkney Mainland so children of secondary school age living on one of the smaller islands will probably need to board.
All of the schools in Orkney are listed below.
Primary Schools
Burray Primary School (Burray) - website
Dounby Primary School (West Mainland)- website
Eday Primary School (Eday) - website
Evie Primary School (West Mainland)- website
Firth Primary School (West Mainland) - website
Flotta Primary School (Flotta) - website
Glaitness Primary School (East Mainland) - website
Hope Primary School (East Mainland) - website
North Ronaldsay Primary School (North Ronaldsay) - website
Orphir Primary School (West Mainland) - website
Papa Westray Primary School (Papa Westray) - website
Papdale Primary School (East Mainland) - website
Rousay Primary School (Rousay)- website
St Andrews Primary School (East Mainland) - website
Shapinsay Primary School (Shapinsay) - website
Stennes Primary School (West Mainland) - website
Stromness Primary School (West Mainland) - website
Junior High Schools
North Walls JH School (Hoy) - website
Pierowall JH School (Westray) - website
Sanday JH School (Sanday) - website
Stronsay JH School (Stronsay)- website
Secondary Schools
Kirkwall Grammar School (East Mainland)- website
Stromness Academy (West Mainland) - website
Further Education
Orkney College - website
Orkney College
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1LX
Tel: 01856 569000
Fax: 01856 569001
email: enquiries@orkney.uhi.ac.uk
