- What did Education Scotland judge Brae High School's 3 of 6 to be?
- Education Scotland judged Brae High School's 3 of 6 as Satisfactory at its inspection in November 2024 (quality indicator), on Education Scotland's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Brae High School?
- Brae High School has 301 pupils on roll.
- Where is Brae High School located?
- Brae High School is located in ZE2 9QG, Shetland Islands.
- How do I apply to Brae High School?
- In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Brae High School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Shetland Islands Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
- Does Brae High School have a religious character?
- Yes — Brae High School has a religious character of Non-denominational. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
- How are S1 places decided at Brae High School?
- When Brae High School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Shetland Islands Council has identified catchment areas for all its primary and secondary schools, primarily to facilitate transport arrangements, detailed as a map (Appendix A) and a text description of each school's catchment naming the main populated hamlets (Appendix B). For any pupil to qualify for admission to their local catchment school, parents must satisfy the Council that they ordinarily reside within the catchment area, either at the time the child will start school or shortly thereafter. Enrolment forms and placing requests received between the specified date and 15 March are dealt with in the priority order; enrolment forms received after 15 March are dealt with in order of receipt. Tie-break: If all other factors are equal a ballot will be used to determine the allocation of places.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Brae High School?
- According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 96% of pupils at Brae High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.