Girvan Academy

Girvan Academy
Address
Map
The Avenue

Girvan
,
South Ayrshire
,
KA26 9DW

Scotland
Information
TypeNon-denominational secondary school under state control
Established1812
Local authoritySouth Ayrshire Council
Head TeacherMark Anderson
Staff42 Teaching staff
50 Support Staff[1]
GenderMale and female
Age11 to 18
Enrolment521 As of 2017/18
Websitewww.girvanacademy.sayr.sch.uk

Girvan Academy is an 11–18 secondary school in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seventh largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with a pupil roll of 541 enrolled at the school in 2023–2024.[2] The school is the responsibility of South Ayrshire Council, the local authority for the South Ayrshire region, with its head teacher, Mark Anderson, assuming responsibility for the daily operation and running of the school.

The Head Teacher until the end of session 2020–21 was Elaine Harrigan.[3] In 2021, Mark Anderson was appointed as Head Teacher.[4]

History

In the early 1800s there were two schools in Girvan: the Burgh School and the Parish School, which was also known as the Parochial or Grammar School at different times in its history. Around 1812, the two schools merged to form Girvan Higher Grade School which later became Girvan High School, subsequently renamed as Girvan Academy.[5]

The present building was completed in 1988.

In 2017 the school launched a horticultural and rural skills programme.[3]

Notable pupils

References

  1. ^ "About The School". Girvan Academy.
  2. ^ "School rolls". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Girvan Academy pupils benefit from horticultural and rural skills". Ayr Advertiser. 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2021/22 Head Teacher Introduction". Girvan Academy.
  5. ^ "School Handbook 2016 - 2017" (PDF). Girvan Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.


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