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Scotland's Last Single-Sex Private Schools to Merge Amid VAT Changes

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Scotland's Last Single-Sex Private Schools to Merge Amid VAT Changes
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  • Two Edinburgh schools merge into co-ed by 2026.
  • Stewart's Melville and Mary Erskine to form one school.
    • New school named Erskine Stewart Melville.
    • Merger responds to Labour's VAT on private fees.
    • Economic pressures push merger to cut costs.
    • Few parents enroll due to fee uncertainty.
    • Only three single-sex private schools remain in Scotland.
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