MCS, a well-known private school in the UK with a history of over almost 200 years. MAS and MIS (The first overseas campus of MCS in Shenzhen) are both a part of the global campus system of Merchiston. Resources are shared among campuses, so students can conduct academic activities and cultural exchanges across the three campuses and can enjoy an international teaching and learning environment.
Chinese and Western teachers in the school form a teaching team and adopt the comprehensive teaching mode covering the guidance from academic tutors, pastoral care and school counsellors, university and employment counsellors. With the goal of building an advanced and high-quality international vocational school, MAS implements holistic education, helps students go straight to world famous universities, and becomes an excellent world citizen with healthy physique and sound personality.

Rather than adopting the traditional school model, MAS brings a college style system, which in time prepares students for life after school. Based on the College of Language, the College of Information Technology, the College of Education, the College of Arts, the College of Science, the College of Sports, the College of Music, the College of Art, and the College of Design, MAS offers characteristic majors and allocate the most appropriate courses and resources for students according to their interests, academic abilities, and other factors.
With nine colleges, MAS offers various Courses, including Art Design and Production, Business Management, Big Data Technology Application, Applied Science, New Energy and New Materials, Bioengineering and Life Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Manufacturing, Music and Theatrical Performance, Sports Facility Management and Operation，Health Care and Nursing. MAS will connect with not only world-class universities and schools, but also well-known enterprises, so as to promote the development of different types of education.

As well as quality academic courses, internships and practical courses, MAS also provides students with a range of diverse international study tours and research activities. MAS carries out project-based practice and research, including study tours to MCS, the British Parliament, Silicon Valley, German manufacturing enterprises, famous universities such as Oxford University and Cambridge University. It also allows students to participate in research projects and jointly publish various research reports and academic papers with experts and scholars from enterprises and universities.
• Students have opportunities to carry out academic and activity exchanges, and share resources in Edinburgh, Shenzhen and Songshan Lake campuses.
• MAS will carry out regular summer research and exchanges with famous schools at home and abroad to develop students' cross-cultural communication ability.
• MAS will provide opportunities to participate in academic competitions at home and abroad and have internship opportunities in international organisations.

On the basis of international courses, MAS has developed its principles in accordance with the current prioritisation from the government to focus on the delivery of high-quality pastoral care, cultivating excellent students with a strong sense of responsibility, morality and patriotism. The school values are founded on the values of: responsibility, discipline, punctuality, diligence, practice, loyalty, integrity, fortitude, morality and honour above all else.
The boarding management system of MAS originates from the UK, which creates a boarding life integrating pastoral care and principled practices for students, helping improve students' self-management ability and responsibility.
Houseparents will provide genuine support and services for students. School counsellors monitor each students' mental wellbeing, provide timely counselling services, and help students to grow up socially and emotional well-adjusted.