Kemnay Academy

Kemnay Academy
The front of the school building in 2005, prior to its extension.
Established January 6, 1982 (1982-01-06)[1]
Type Secondary school
Rector Mrs Lizbeth Paul
Depute rector Mr Shand, Mr Wright, Miss Arthur
Location Bremner Way
Kemnay, Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 5FW
Scotland
57°14′29″N 2°26′50″W / 57.2414°N 2.4473°W / 57.2414; -2.4473Coordinates: 57°14′29″N 2°26′50″W / 57.2414°N 2.4473°W / 57.2414; -2.4473
Local authority Aberdeenshire Council
Students 820 (approx)
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Bennachie     , Caskieben     , Don      & Tuach     
School years S1-S6
Website Kemnay Academy

Kemnay Academy is a secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 820 pupils. The current rector is Lizbeth Paul, who took up post in August 2015.

History

Built in 1980 and opened in 1982, Kemnay Academy was initially created in response to a growing need for a secondary school to accommodate the growing number of pupils in Kintore and Kemnay who previously went to Inverurie Academy. After its construction, Kemnay Academy originally served the surrounding Kemnay and Kintore communities and their three feeder primary schools (Kintore Primary, Kemnay Primary, Alehousewells Primary). At the turn of the century Kemnay Academy then began accepting pupils from the neighbouring Kinellar Primary School in Blackburn. A second primary school in Kintore, Midmill School, was opened in November 2016 and became the fifth feeder school to Kemnay Academy.

In June 2015, Former Provost of Aberdeenshire Jill Webster officially opened the school's new £14.3 million extension. It included a new gym, a music room, biomass heating plant, additional support for learning facilities and extra classroom space.[2]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "New chapter opens up as academy marks milestone". The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire). 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  2. ↑ "£14.3million north east school extension officially opened | Press and Journal". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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