Greenock Academy
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Greenock Academy is a non-denominational, mixed (11 to 18) comprehensive school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland. Founded in September 1855 the school has approximately 900 pupils.
It is currently proposed that Greenock Academy and Gourock High School should close with pupils from both schools moving to a new merged school, to be built on the site currently occupied by St Columba’s High School.[1]
The School was evaluated by inspectors and was named Best non-denominational school in Scotland (being 3rd best overall)in early 2008. The school was presented on Scotland Today(ITV) and many teachers/pupils appeared to comment on the school's achievement.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Walter Clarke Buchanan, politician[2]
- Annabel Goldie, politician[3]
- David Wright Young, politician
[edit] References
- ^ "Vision of future for schools", Russell Steele, Greenock Telegraph, 4 March 2008
- ^ "Greenock Academy & associated Primary Schools", AchieversUK.com
- ^ "The race to be Scots Tory leader", BBC News, 1 November 2005
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Pupil wins management award
- History of the school
- Show racism the red card', National 1st prize winner Fiona MacGregor from Greenock Academy receives her prizes from Scotland Manager Alex McLeish & EIS President Peter Quigley.
