Schools across Shetland Islands
Local authority · 27 schools across 2 towns
Schools in Shetland Islands (27)
- Aith Junior High School
All-through · ZE2 9NB
- Anderson High School
Secondary · ZE1 0GR
- Baltasound Junior High School
All-through · ZE2 9DY
- Bell's Brae Primary School
Primary · ZE1 0QB
- Brae High School
All-through · ZE2 9QG
- Burravoe Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9AY
- Cullivoe Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9DD
- Cunningsburgh Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9HB
- Dunrossness Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9JG
- Fair Isle Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9JU
- Foula Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9PN
- Hamnavoe Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9LA
- Happyhansel Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9PG
- Lunnasting Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9QB
- Mid Yell Junior High School
All-through · ZE2 9BN
- Mossbank Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9RB
- Nesting Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9PP
- North Roe Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9RY
- Ollaberry Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9RT
- Sandness Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9PL
- Sandwick Junior High School
All-through · ZE2 9HH
- Scalloway Primary School
Primary · ZE1 0TN
- Sound Primary School
Primary · ZE1 0LY
- Tingwall Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9SE
- Urafirth Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9RH
- Whalsay School
All-through · ZE2 9AQ
- Whiteness Primary School
Primary · ZE2 9LJ
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Questions parents ask about schools in Shetland Islands
How many schools are there in Shetland Islands?
Shetland Islands has 27 open schools: 20 state primary and 7 state secondary or all-through.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Shetland Islands have catchment areas?
Scottish schools have catchment zones, set by Shetland Islands and published on its website. A child living in a school's zone is normally given a place there; to apply for a school outside your zone you make a placing request.
How do I apply for a school place in Shetland Islands?
Children are normally given a place at their catchment school, and Shetland Islands writes to families to confirm it. To ask for a different school, make a placing request to Shetland Islands - these usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.