Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland. It is a state funded secondary school for both girls and boys. The schools moto is "doctrina promovet" which translates from Latin to "learning promotes" which the school emphases within their "vision, values and aims". There are two notable buildings; the Minerva Building 1895-7 by F J C Carruthers and a later building by County Architect John R Hill, 1936.[1]
Dumfries Academy dates back to the 14th century, making it the earliest school in the Dumfries area. The school has occupied a number of different buildings, and has existed in its present form since 1804.
Early records show that John of Greyfriars, a monk, was appointed rector of a new school in Dumfries in 1330. Being a church school it concentrated on the study of religious texts, but in the centuries which followed other schools built in the town which taught subjects such as brewing, mathematics, English, baking, and needlework became integrated into the Academy building.
The Academy operated as a grammar school for those in Dumfries deemed academically gifted as based on exam results until July 1983. The most gifted students from three surrounding secondary schools, including Dumfries High School and Maxwelltown High School, transferred to the Academy after second year. As a result, Dumfries Academy had the highest rate of university entrance of any state school for many years.
The Minerva building
Minerva Building
Architectural detail on the Minerva building, Dumfries Academy
The oldest building currently part of the school is the Minerva building. It was designed by prolific local architect F J C Carruthers,[2] and built in 1895 -97 by stonemasons Houston and Robison.[3] This is a two-storey building red sandstone in the English Baroque style with ornate carvings by sculptor James H. Douglas of Carlisle.[4] The dome of the building features a gilded teak statue of Minerva, representing learning, from which the building gets its name. It was sculpted by Mr. Craig from Glasgow, following from the original architectural drawings by Carruthers.[5] The Minerva building also features winged lions on either side of the door, and others around the cupola. There is an extensive description in Buildings of Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway by John Gifford.[6]
Uniform
The current uniform of Dumfries Academy consists of a white shirt, black trousers or skirt, a black blazer with the school crest attached and a maroon and black striped tie. During the 2006–2007 academic year, a senior tie consisting of a black background with white and maroon stripes and the school crest was introduced, to go along with the junior tie consisting of a maroon background with white and black stripes with the school crest. Junior Pupils from S1-S3 wear the junior tie and senior pupils from S4-6 wear the senior tie. S6 pupils that are either head pupils or deputy head pupils will also wear stripes on their uniform, two stripes for head pupils and one for deputy head pupils.
Dumfries Academy today
The Academy has been a six-year comprehensive school since July 1985 serving part of the Burgh of Dumfries and surrounding rural communities, with an average roll of over 600 pupils and around 50 teaching staff. Students are placed into one of three houses in their first year; Barrie, Haining and Laurie, which are named after influential pupils that attended the school.
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Sir J.M.Barrie - writer of Peter Pan attended the school from 1873, and it was here where his first play Bandelero the Bandit was performed by the Dumfries Amateur Dramatic Club in 1877[7]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dumfries Academy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland It is a state funded secondary school for both girls and boys The schools moto is doctrina promovet which translates from Latin to learning promotes which the school emphases within their vision values and aims There are two notable buildings the Minerva Building 1895 7 by F J C Carruthers and a later building by County Architect John R Hill 1936 1 Dumfries AcademyLocationDumfries Dumfries and GallowayScotlandInformationTypeComprehensive secondaryEstablished1804 219 years ago 1804 Head teacherJoanne DillonTeaching staff52Number of students547HousesBarrie Haining and Laurie formerly Criffel Nithsdale and Solway Colour s Maroon and BlackWebsitewww wbr dumfriesacademy wbr org wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 The Minerva building 3 Uniform 4 Dumfries Academy today 5 Notable people 6 Awards 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditDumfries Academy dates back to the 14th century making it the earliest school in the Dumfries area The school has occupied a number of different buildings and has existed in its present form since 1804 Early records show that John of Greyfriars a monk was appointed rector of a new school in Dumfries in 1330 Being a church school it concentrated on the study of religious texts but in the centuries which followed other schools built in the town which taught subjects such as brewing mathematics English baking and needlework became integrated into the Academy building The Academy operated as a grammar school for those in Dumfries deemed academically gifted as based on exam results until July 1983 The most gifted students from three surrounding secondary schools including Dumfries High School and Maxwelltown High School transferred to the Academy after second year As a result Dumfries Academy had the highest rate of university entrance of any state school for many years The Minerva building Edit Minerva Building Architectural detail on the Minerva building Dumfries Academy The oldest building currently part of the school is the Minerva building It was designed by prolific local architect F J C Carruthers 2 and built in 1895 97 by stonemasons Houston and Robison 3 This is a two storey building red sandstone in the English Baroque style with ornate carvings by sculptor James H Douglas of Carlisle 4 The dome of the building features a gilded teak statue of Minerva representing learning from which the building gets its name It was sculpted by Mr Craig from Glasgow following from the original architectural drawings by Carruthers 5 The Minerva building also features winged lions on either side of the door and others around the cupola There is an extensive description in Buildings of Scotland Dumfries and Galloway by John Gifford 6 Uniform EditThe current uniform of Dumfries Academy consists of a white shirt black trousers or skirt a black blazer with the school crest attached and a maroon and black striped tie During the 2006 2007 academic year a senior tie consisting of a black background with white and maroon stripes and the school crest was introduced to go along with the junior tie consisting of a maroon background with white and black stripes with the school crest Junior Pupils from S1 S3 wear the junior tie and senior pupils from S4 6 wear the senior tie S6 pupils that are either head pupils or deputy head pupils will also wear stripes on their uniform two stripes for head pupils and one for deputy head pupils Dumfries Academy today EditThe Academy has been a six year comprehensive school since July 1985 serving part of the Burgh of Dumfries and surrounding rural communities with an average roll of over 600 pupils and around 50 teaching staff Students are placed into one of three houses in their first year Barrie Haining and Laurie which are named after influential pupils that attended the school Notable people EditSee also Category People educated at Dumfries Academy This article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations May 2012 Sir J M Barrie writer of Peter Pan attended the school from 1873 and it was here where his first play Bandelero the Bandit was performed by the Dumfries Amateur Dramatic Club in 1877 7 Dr Aglionby Ross Carson rector from 1801 Sir James Crichton Browne eminent psychiatrist and president of the Medico Psychological Association Rev Dr Henry Duncan founder of the first savings bank citation needed James Oswald Dykes ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1859 Maurice Elliott professional footballer Christian Jane Fergusson artist Lauren Irving Master of Martial Arts Alex Graham cartoonist best known for the Fred Basset series Jane Haining Church of Scotland missionary who ultimately lost her life to the Nazis rather than betray her convictions Dave Halliday one of the highest goal scorers in UK football history and manager of Aberdeen to the Scottish League championship Grant Hanley professional footballer Scotland internationalist John Hanson singer Sir Alexander Knox Helm civil servant who held several important diplomatic posts Davie Irons professional footballer and manager Stephen Jardine TV presenter John Laurie actor famous for Dad s Army Lex Law ex professional footballer and age group internationalist Hugh McMillan poet and now teacher at Dumfries Academy Barry Nicholson Scottish international footballer Neil Oliver archaeologist and author best known for his television work on the BBC series Coast and Two Men in a Trench Don Peattie ex professional association footballer and now Head of Sport at City of Sunderland College Robin Philipson artist Dougie Sharpe Scottish Football League internationalist Dave Stevenson Olympic pole vaulter and businessman 8 Ben Trueman Hotel Babylon fictional semi professional hitman and part time mystic Jock Wishart who in 1998 set a new world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powered vessel Ray Wilson former member of the bands Stiltskin and GenesisAwards EditIn 2005 William McGair History teacher at the Academy was awarded the Scottish Daily Record Gold Award for Inspirational Teacher 9 References Edit Hume John R 2000 Dumfries and Galloway an illustrated architectural guide Edinburgh Rutland Press ISBN 1873190344 OCLC 45313216 Dictionary of Scottish Architects Francis Frank James Chambers Carruthers Dumfries Courier and Herald 21 September 1895 p 4 British Listed Buildings Academy Street Dumfries Academy Including 1936 Addition Link Building Boundary Wall Gatepiers Steps and Terraces Dumfries standard 17 February 1897 p 5 Gifford John 2002 Dumfries and Galloway Yale University Press ISBN 0300096712 OCLC 49297770 J M Barrie www litencyc com Date set for David Stevenson Freeman honour Daily Record 31 August 2012 nationalpriorities org uk www nationalpriorities org uk External links EditDumfries Academy website Dumfries Academy s page on Scottish Schools Online Coordinates 55 04 16 N 3 36 40 W 55 071 N 3 611 W 55 071 3 611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dumfries Academy amp oldid 1097750083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
