The Duncan Pettigrew School Art Scholarship is offered to a boy or a girl joining the 4ths (S3)

Candidates for school art scholarships are expected to show excellence in art. By excellence we mean surpassing what is expected of your age group.

This school art scholarship honours Duncan Pettigrew, a pupil of exceptional artistic ability who sadly died of leukaemia at the age of only 19. Candidates for school art scholarships will sit the same papers as academic scholarship candidates in addition to demonstrating their abilities in their chosen field.

The Duncan Pettigrew Art Scholarship is awarded to pupils of a high standard in art who want to develop their skills in an artistic environment that will really bring out the very best in their ability. As with the senior school art scholarship, selection for the Duncan Pettigrew Art Scholarship will involve a drawing test and interview, with examples of work done by the pupil (a portfolio) to be brought with them to the interview.

The examination and interview for the Duncan Pettigrew Art Scholarship take place in February each year.

The Cheverton Art Scholarship (S5) is open to a boy or a girl candidate for entry to the 6ths (S5).

At this level applicants for school art scholarships may be specialised in a single discipline. Candidates will be required to demonstrate their abilities. Candidates for school art scholarships should bring their portfolio.

Cheverton Art Scholarships are named after a late, inspirational head of art, who set high standards and earned the department a reputation for excellence in art and design. He and his wife went on to be founders of the Leith School of Art before their untimely death.

This school art scholarship is awarded to pupils who have reached a high standard at GCSE or Standard Grade Art and who really want to stretch their abilities in art to a higher level through working in a strong artistic environment with exceptional standards and inspirational teaching.

Cheverton Art Scholarship candidates will also sit entrance papers in two subjects at the time of the Sixth Form Scholarship Examination. . The examination and interview for this school art scholarship take place in February each year.

Please note that all Scholarships Awards made by the School are discretionary and subject to annual review. If candidates do not show continued application, interest and benefit arising from their award category the benefit may be withdrawn.