James Hamilton Academy

James Hamilton Academy
Motto Ad Altiora
Established 16 September 1977 (1977-09-16)
Closed 29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)
Type Non-denominational secondary school
Head Teacher Mrs. J Teale
Depute Head Teachers Mrs. A Brownlie
Mrs. L Millar
Mrs. L Egerton (Acting)
Location Sutherland Drive
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA3 7DF
Scotland
Local authority East Ayrshire Council
Staff 50 FTE[1]
Students 635[2]
Gender Mixed
Houses Bruce, Douglas, Murray, Wallace
Colours Blue and white
Website James Hamilton Academy website

James Hamilton Academy was a six-year non-denominational, co-educational, comprehensive school. It took its first pupils in late 1976 although it was September 1977 before it was officially opened. The school closed on 29 March 2018 and was incorporated into Kilmarnock Academy

The final school roll as of March 2018 was 635[3] pupils, despite there being capacity for 1050 pupils. Pupils from New Farm Primary School, Silverwood Primary School and Onthank Primary School would have normally transitioned at the end of Primary 7 to become pupils of S1 in James Hamilton Academy. The school motto was: 'Ad Altiora', Latin - 'To higher heights'.

Accommodation

The accommodation was in Sutherland Drive, (New Farm Loch), Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, consisting of four blocks (Block A to Block D) with adjacent playing fields. There was also a primary school (New Farm Primary School), and a nursery (New Farm Early Childhood Centre) sharing the same campus.

Kilmarnock Academy merger

In October 2013 plans were approved by East Ayrshire Council to build a new, age 3 to age 18 campus, including a new build secondary school, which would open with effect from the start of the 2017/2018 academic session in August 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. This new campus would contain a merger of Kilmarnock Academy and James Hamilton Academy, a merger of New Farm Primary School and Silverwood Primary School, and an Early Childhood Centre, as well as community facilities.

In April 2014 plans were approved by East Ayrshire to include Gaelic education provision for Early Years, Primary and Secondary to be merged to form a single establishment within the new 3-18 campus on Sutherland Drive, Kilmarnock, with effect from the start of the 2017/2018 academic session in March 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The campus would be named 'William McIlvanney Campus', after the Scottish author. The primary school and Early Childhood Centre would be called 'James Hamilton Primary School' and 'James Hamilton Early Childhood Centre' and the academy would be called 'Kilmarnock Academy'. The campus was handed over to East Ayrshire Council on 30 March 2018 and opened to pupils on 18 April 2018.

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