Prestwick Academy

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Prestwick Academy
Age Range 11 to 18
Years S1 - S6
Pupils 1250 (approx)
Staff 90 (approx)
Website [1]
Email [mail@Prestwick academy.south-ayrshire.gov.uk]
Telephone +44 01292 477121
Fax +44 01292 611143

Prestwick Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-sgoil Preastabhaig) is the high school in Scotland serving the area of Prestwick and is run by South Ayrshire Council. The school is non-denominational and has a capacity of 1400. Its motto is Per Vias Rectas, Latin for By Straight Paths.

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[edit] History

Prestwick Academy was opened in 1902 as a primary school, with one building that is currently known as block 1. The building was extended in 1910 and 1913 to provide more classrooms as the town of Prestwick grew. All secondary school children in the area had to attended Ayr Academy for further education.

The school went through major expansion to accommodate secondary pupils in the 1960s and more buildings were constructed with primary children being moved into block 7. For students in the 1950s, those wanting to do exams had to go to Ayr Academy. The school leaving age was raised to 15. To cope for this expansion, block 7 was taken over by the secondary school and primary students were moved to other schools.

[edit] Rebuiding

Construction of new building

As part of the Scottish Executive's Public-Private Partnership policy, it was announced that Prestwick Academy would be re-built. Prestwick and Belmont Academy are the only secondary schools in South Ayrshire being fully rebuilt, while Kyle Academy is also undergoing renovation.

All blocks at Prestwick will be demolished one by one with the pupils going in to temporary accommodation. Construction started in the summer of 2006 with Block 7 (Geography, Religious Studies and dining hall) being demolished to make room for the new building. The new school should be in operation by 2008, and will be a three-story building in the position of Block 7. The accommodation at the back of Block 2 are now in operation holding Geography and RE. The main framework of the west wing is now being erected. The full school should be opened by 2010.

[edit] Subjects offered

  • Art and design
  • Biology
  • Business education
  • Chemistry
  • Computing
  • English
  • Geography
  • Home Economics
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Languages (French, Spanish)
  • Modern Studies
  • Music
  • Physics
  • RE
  • Technical

[edit] Notable former pupils

[edit] Headteachers

  • Gordon Bone (June 13th 2008-Present)
  • Norman Dunsmore (Jan 2008 - May 2008)
  • Norman Dunsmore (Temp 2007-Jan 2008)
  • Colin Paterson (2003-2007)
  • Norman Dunsmore (Temp 2002)
  • Michael Goodwin (1998-2002)
  • Roy Storie (1988-1997)
  • Douglas Monikendam (1976-1988)
  • Joseph Murdoch (1956-1974)
  • James Scott (1941-1956)
  • James Russel (1921-1941)
  • James Marshall (1902-1920)

[edit] Other South Ayrshire schools

School School roll Opened Area Served notes
Ayr Academy 715 1880 North Ayr Scotland's oldest secondary school
Belmont Academy 1400 1960 South Ayr 6th Largest school in Scotland
Carrick Academy 846 1926 Maybole Present buildings built in 1974
Girvan Academy Girvan and (South) South Ayrshire
Kyle Academy 760 1979 east Ayr
Marr College 1233 1935 Troon and Loans funded by money left by CK Marr
Queen Margaret Academy 662 1977 Roman Catholic pupils in South Ayrshire Only Roman Catholic school in South Ayrshire
Prestwick Academy 1200 1902 Prestwick, North Ayr, Symington and Monkton

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Secondary schools in South Ayrshire