| St. Matthew's Academy | |
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| Motto | Lux Mundi |
| Established | 29 October 2007 |
| Students | 1400 approx. |
| Grades | S1 - S6, inclusive |
| Location | Jack's Road, Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, KA21 5NT, Saltcoats, Scotland |
St. Matthew's Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the Scottish town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire. The school is named after Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles and has a catchment area encompassing all of North Ayrshire.
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The school first opened on 29 October 2007 following the merger of pupils from St Andrews Academy, Saltcoats and St Michaels Academy, Kilwinning. As of October 2008, the school roll was 1,392 pupils making it the second largest school in North Ayrshire.[1] The catchment area of the school encompasses all of North Ayrshire.
St. Matthew's is a winged three-story structure with a 'drum' curved area which contains a dining hall and 500-seat auditorium. It is equipped with four P.E. halls including a playing field, running track, astroturf and a fitness suite. It has three pupil entances and one staff entrance. The ground floor features the classrooms used for Maths, Modern Studies, Home Economics and Craft & Design. The departments for Modern Languages (French and Spanish), History, Music and Science are located on the first floor and those for English, Geography, Art, Religious Education, Computing and Business Studies are on the second floor.
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There are also many male genitalia drawings around the school as well as in school materials such as jotters and books. Some students have taken this onto another level, they trace their own sex organ into one of their friends jotters as well as leave skid marks on pages and saying "Sniff that"
In S1 and S2, pupils are taught English, Maths, French, Science, Social Studies (Geography, History and Modern Studies), Physical Education, Religious Education, Music, Art, Technological Studies, Home Economics and Computing. Students must choose seven or eight subjects to study in S3/S4 at Standard Grade level or at an Access or Intermediate level. Maths and English are compulsory as is at least one science and one social subject. Pupils who stay on to S5 may sit Higher exams for subjects they passed at Credit level in S4 and those who stay on to S6 may sit Advanced Highers for subjects they passed at Higher in S5.