Edinburgh schools: The 15 best high schools in Edinburgh, according to the Scottish government's 'gold standard'

The Scottish government's ‘gold standard’ of academic performance is five highers, which is the minimum entry requirement for many top universities.

A full, searchable performance table for all Scottish state secondary schools can be found on The Times and Sunday Times website, who compiled the data.

David McCann, deputy editor of The Times and Sunday Times Scotland, said: “By publishing this information in an accessible and fully searchable guide, we seek to empower parents with information around the performance of their local schools.”

Scroll through our picture gallery to see Edinburgh's 15 best-performing state high schools, and see where they rank on a national level.