| Motto | Latin: Labor Omnia Vincit Work Conquers All |
|---|---|
| Established | January 1905 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Religion | Non-denominational |
| Location | Bowling Green Road Strathaven South Lanarkshire ML10 6DP Scotland |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Claret & Amber |
| Website | Strathaven Academy |
Strathaven Academy is a non-denominational secondary school in the town of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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It currently has a roll of 850 children, catering for first to sixth year education, and offering Standard Grade, Higher, Advanced Higher and Access courses. There are approximately 80 members of teaching staff and 20 in facilities management, administration and janitorial.
At present the Academy has the following departments: Business Studies, English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, History, Modern Studies, Geography, Home Economics, Technical Education, Art & Design, Personal and Social Education, Physical Education, Modern Languages, Religious Studies, Support for Learning, Computing Studies & Information Technology and Music.
The new school building opened in August 2009 replacing the previous one which had become seriously dilapidated and out of date. The new building provides up to date facilities for all departments, including state of the art PE facilities and an all weather sports pitch.
It is currently rated 27th best school in Scotland.
In 1902, Avondale School Board decided to merge two local primary schools; Crosshill and Ballgreen and create a new "Academy". The merge went ahead and the new Academy building was opened in January 1905 by Thomas McKay, Chairman of the school board.[1]
The building was a red sandstone building with ornamental features such as vases on the roof, cupolas, school logo carved in the wall and a central hall. The hall had a solid oak roof, similar to a hammerbeam, a balcony running all the way around the perimeter, allowing access to the classrooms on the upper floor, staircases on either side of the hall. This building, despite being thought historically important by some, was demolished in 2007.
In 2005 a 52 year old teacher was banned from teaching and sacked from the school for having 872 pictures of young girls on his computer.[citation needed]