Stranraer Academy
Secondary school in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stranraer Academy is a secondary school in Stranraer in south west Scotland. It serves the area of Stranraer, the Rhins, and parts of the Machars.
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McMaster's Road , , DG9 8BY Scotland | |
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Type | Secondary school |
Motto | Aim high, work hard, be kind, no excuses |
Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
Established | 1845; 179 years ago (1845) |
Headteacher | Jamie Farquhar[1] |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1098 |
Houses | Inch, Logan, Dunskey, Glenapp |
Colour(s) | Blue, white, black (Senior School) |
School years | S1 - S6 |
Feeder schools | Belmont, Castle Kennedy, Drochduil, Drummore, Glenluce, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Park, Portpatrick, Rephad, St. Joseph’s, Sandhead, Sheuchan |
Website | http://www.stranraeracademy.org |
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The original Stranraer Academy was opened in 1845 on the site of the present Stranraer Campus of Dumfries & Galloway College. In 1965 a new Academy (B Block) was built alongside a new High School (A Block), and in 1970 the schools joined together.