Hazlehead Academy
 The back of Hazlehead Academy. The building to the left is the swimming pool. | |
| Established | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Type | Secondary School |
| Head Teacher | James Purdie [1] |
| Location |
Groats Road Hazlehead, Aberdeen AB15 8BE Scotland |
| Staff | 72 FTE |
| Students | 807 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Craigievar, Dunecht, Greyfriars & Marischal |
| Colours | Bottle green and navy blue |
| School years | S1-S6 |
| Website | Hazlehead Academy |
Hazlehead Academy is a comprehensive secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland. It has four main feeder primary schools, Airyhall Primary School, Fernielea Primary School, Hazlehead Primary School and Kingsford Primary School - in addition to this, pupils who have been part of a Gaelic unit at Aberdeen's Gilcomstoun Primary School can transfer to Hazlehead, which offers Gaelic as part of the curriculum.
History
Hazlehead Academy is a six-year comprehensive school on the western edges of Aberdeen, adjacent to Hazlehead Park. It has a history stretching back for over 100 years. Hazlehead Academy was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on 7 October 1970. This followed a move from the existing school based in Belmont Street, in what is now the Academy Shopping Centre. Plans were laid towards the end of the 1950s. The education committee at the time had under consideration the reorganisation of the existing Secondary provision of 3 Senior Secondary schools and a number of Junior Secondary schools into 10 co-educational comprehensives. Hazlehead Academy would become one of these senior secondaries and then a comprehensive school.
Following the move to the new site in Groat's Road, the new buildings were officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 7 October 1970. The current Head Teacher is James Purdie who took up post in August 2016. The school roll is around 800 pupils.
In 2012, the school was selected as the Aberdeen base for the Scottish Football Association's Performance Schools, a system devised to support the development of the best young talented footballers across the country (there are seven such schools across Scotland). As of 2018, the dedicated coach for the young players at Hazlehead is Stuart Glennie.[2]
Houses
In recent years there were five houses; Bruce (Blue), Craigievar (Green), Dunecht (Yellow), Greyfriars (White) and Marischal (Red). In 2010, Bruce house was dissolved with pupils being split among the remaining four houses.
Notable former pupils
- Stuart Armstrong: professional footballer, currently playing for Celtic F.C.[3]
- Claudia Henison: Professional Netball player for Scotland (86 caps) and New Zealand (4 caps)
- Fraser Fyvie: professional footballer, currently playing for Dundee United F.C.[3]
- Lee Mair: professional footballer, notably formerly of Aberdeen F.C. and St Mirren F.C.
- Derek Rae: football commentator, currently working for BT Sport and ESPN
- David Rowson: professional footballer, notably formerly of Aberdeen F.C. and Partick Thistle F.C.
- Hugh Robertson: professional footballer, notably formerly of Ross County F.C. and Hartlepool United F.C.
- Neale Cooper: professional footballer, notably of Aberdeen F.C. and former manager of Hartlepool United F.C.
- Rachel Corsie: professional footballer, currently playing for Seattle Reign and Scotland women's national football team
- Laura Main: singer and actress. Star of BBC One's hit drama Call the Midwife
- Richie Ramsay: professional golfer and former champion of U.S. Amateur
References
- ↑ "Alphabetical list of Aberdeen City Schools". Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "JD Performance Schools: Hazlehead Academy - Aberdeen". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- 1 2 McArthur, Euan (2 January 2012). "Dundee United starlet Stuart Armstrong: I want last laugh on school pal Fraser Fyvie". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 28 June 2017.