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Ardrossan Academy
Secondary school in Ardrossan, Scotland
Ardrossan Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in October 1882, serving Ardrossan, with pupils also coming from nearby Saltcoats, West Kilbride, Seamill, Fairlie, Largs and other areas.
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Ardrossan Academy | |
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Sorbie Road , KA22 8AR Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55.6447°N 4.7997°W / 55.6447; -4.7997 |
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Type | Secondary School |
Motto | Ad Astra (To the stars[1]) |
Established | October 1882; 141 years ago (1882-10) |
Local authority | North Ayrshire |
Headteacher | Anne Anderson[2] |
Years | S1 to S6 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,050 |
Houses | Nevis, Lomond, Annick, Barra |
Website | www |
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- June Andrews, nursing expert, director of NHS Scotland Centre for Change and Innovation, professor of dementia studies at University of Stirling[3]
- Tom Black, cricketer
- Peter Duncan, MP, chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party[4]
- Sir William Barr McKinnon Duncan, chief executive of Rolls-Royce
- Janice Galloway, writer (The Trick is to Keep Breathing, etc.)
- William Hilton, MP, trade unionist, director general of the Federation of Master Builders[5]
- Roy Howat, internationally renowned French music scholar and performer
- Gordon Jackson QC, former MSP, lawyer[6]
- Edith MacArthur, actress[6]
- Iain McNicol, General Secretary, Labour Party
- John Watt Butters (1863–1946), mathematician, was Rector 1899–1928[7]
- John Aitkenhead, teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School[8]
- Morag Aitkenhead (Robina Roy MacKinnon), teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School[9]
- "Mission Statement". Ardrossan Academy. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "SLT Staff List". ardrossanacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Head of NHS Change and Innovation Centre", Scottish Government, 11 April 2002.
- " William Hilton: Director of the Master Builders", The Guardian, 20 June 1999.
- "North Ayrshire Council: Schools by region A-Z", The Scotsman, 22 April 2008.
- C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015 – via Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- "Obituary: John Aitkenhead", The Independent, 21 August 1988.
- "Morag Aitkenhead", The Daily Telegraph, 18 October 2007.
- Official website
- Former official website (still useful for its archives)