The 8 East Dunbartonshire high schools among Scotland’s top performers
These East Dunbartonshire secondary schools have maintained consistently high levels of student achievement.
Each of these East Dunbartonshire schools has been measured on the percentage of pupils who received the Scottish Government’s educational “gold standard” of five Highers, or their equivalent, in 2025 – based on data published by the Scottish Government on its own website.
These Higher result tables do not reflect schools or rank them in terms of ‘best to worst’ as that would fail to take into account factors such as the support offered to children with complex needs, the effort and quality of the teaching staff, working conditions for said staff, quality of the student experience, the funding the school receives from East Dunbartonshire Council, or whether or not the school is serving an underprivileged and disadvantaged area within the local authority.
Here are the eight East Dunbartonshire high schools among Scotland's top performers in 2026 based on the latest available data.
Boclair Academy
Boclair Acadeny tops the list in East Dunbartonshire with 79% of pupils achieving at least five or more Highers. They rank as the fifth best performing secondary school in Scotland.
Ryder ArchitectureBearsden Academy
Bearsden Academy is the second best performing school in East Dunbartonshire and has a success rate of 79% of pupils gaining five or more Higher qualifications. Bearsden Academy was the sixth best performing high school in Scotland.
Google MapsDouglas Academy
Douglas Academy is the third best performing high school in East Dunbartonshire with 75% of pupils leaving school with five or more Highers. The school is ranked as Scotland's ninth best performing high school.
Douglas AcademyBishopbriggs Academy
Bishopbriggs Academy is the fourth highest ranked school in East Dunbartonshire with 73% of pupils achieving at least five Higher qualifications. They rank as the 12th best performing high school in Scotland.
Bishopbriggs AcademyLenzie Academy
Lenzie Academy saw 66% of their pupils achieve at least five Higher qualifications. It ranks fifth in East Dunbartonshire and 23rd in Scotland.
Lenzie AcademyTurnbull High School
Turnbull High School is the sixth best performing high school in East Dunbartonshire as 64% of pupils gained at leave five Highers or more in 2025. Overall, Turnbhull High School ranks as the 27th best performing school in the country.
Google MapsKirkintilloch High School
Kirkintilloch High School saw 48% of pupils achieve five or more Highers, placing the school seventh in East Dunbartonshire and 81st across Scotland.
Google MapsSt Ninian's High School
St Ninian’s High School in Kirkintilloch ranked eighth among secondary schools in East Dunbartonshire and 105th across Scotland, with 45% of pupils achieving five or more Highers.
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