Suppliers of men to the Empire In the 19th century, for many of Edinburgh's private schools and over many years, 10% or more of pupils spent some of their working lives in India. More information is available on the following schools: Royal High School: MURRAY, John (1997): A History of the Royal High School. Edinburgh, Royal High School Edinburgh Academy: In the first 90 years of the school, at least 1,000 of its pupils were born in India, had fathers who worked in India, or themselves went to India to work. Fettes College Merchiston Castle School For about 30 years, some of the former pupils of these (and other) schools also attended the Scottish Naval and Military Academy This article was published on 2023-11-21