Morrison's Academy
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| Morrison's Academy | |
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| Ad Suma Tendendum 'To Strive For The Highest' | |
| Established | 1860 |
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| School type | Independent School |
| Rector | Simon Pengelley |
| Location | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Enrollment | approx 550 |
Morrison's Academy is an independent co-educational school based in Crieff which provides nursery, primary and secondary school facilities. While the school has boarding facilities most who attend are day-pupils and it draws many pupils from surrounding Perth and Stirlingshire.
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[edit] History
Morrison's Academy was founded by Thomas Mor(r)ison, from the nearby town of Muthill, who instructed his trustees to erect an institution carrying his name to promote "the interests of mankind, having a particular regard to the education of youth and the diffusion of useful knowledge". The school opened on the 1st of October 1860.
[edit] School Houses
There are four school houses:
- Grahams
- Drummonds
- Campbells
- Murrays
[edit] Former Pupils
Some of the famous former pupils(FPs) that attended Morrison's Academy include:
- Ewan McGregor (actor)
- Simon Taylor (Scotland international rugby)
- Emma Carrick-Anderson (Olympic skier)
- Donald MacDonald (OUBC president in 1987 (year of the Oxford Mutiny) and protagonist in book/film "True Blue")
- Ian Callum - Aston Martin and Jaguar director and designer of the DB7, Vanquish and Jaguar XK)
- Denis Lawson (actor)
- Sir Andrew McCance
- Sir James Henderson Stewart
- Group Captain Duncan Smith
- Sir Ross Belch
- Air Vice-Marshal MacGregor
- Air Vice-Marshal Rimmer
