City of Edinburgh
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
A roman catholic secondary school in Edinburgh, run by City of Edinburgh. Below: what the school is, the term dates it runs to, and the council rules that decide how you get a place.
The school
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Area
- Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH3 9NH
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Seed code
- 5534232
A denominational school within the state system — funded and run by the council exactly like any other, with a Catholic ethos and religious education. Baptism is not a condition of entry, but where a school is oversubscribed some councils give weight to it in a placing request.
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School’s own websiteTerm dates at St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School runs to City of Edinburgh’s school calendar — every school in the council shares it, so the dates below are this school’s dates. The 2026/27 dates are the council's own published calendar.
Term starts
12 August 2026
October break
12 October 2026 – 19 October 2026
Christmas holidays
21 December 2026 – 5 January 2027
Spring break
5 April 2027 – 19 April 2027
Getting a place, and what it costs
Is this your catchment school?
Catchment is decided by your home address, not by preference. City of Edinburgh’s own school-finder is the authoritative answer.
Check your catchmentIf it is not
You make a placing request. City of Edinburgh’s deadline is 15 March.
City of Edinburgh placing requestsSchool clothing grant
City of Edinburgh pays £157 a year for a secondary pupil (£125 at primary) to eligible families.
How the grant worksOther secondaries in City of Edinburgh
School details from the Scottish Government — School contact details (31 January 2026 list), the 31 January 2026 edition, read 2026-09-14. Schools are identified by seed code, so a renamed school keeps its record.
This page carries no attainment figures, inspection grades or roll. The list behind it records what a school is, not how it performs, and we do not publish a number we cannot source. Education Scotland publishes inspection reports and the school’s own website is the place for its roll and curriculum.