The school was founded in 1832. Until 1953, the school had been known as Rose's Academical Institution, in honour of an early benefactor, Captain James Rose, RN. From 1953 onwards it has been known as Nairn Academy and was formerly housed in what is now Rosebank Primary School. By 1969, the school had grown to outstrip its former site and a new building was planned and subsequently erected at the western end of the town. The new school was first occupied in January 1976, and was formally opened in June that year.
In 2008, the school went under reconstruction for a new science facilities. There was also a large removal of asbestos from the building resulting in a closure of several weeks. The new science building offers students better access to studies and practical experimentation.
Recent yearsedit
An extension was opened in August 1993 which provides specialized accommodation. Included in the area are toilet facilities for pupils with physical handicaps, a physiotherapy suite and teaching areas for pupils with severe or profound learning difficulties.
In October 2008 a new Support for Learning Base and Science Department was officially opened.
Nairn Academy has 4 associated Primary Schools:
Auldearn Primary School
Cawdor Primary School
Millbank Primary School
Rosebank Primary School
Throughout the six years, from Secondary 1 to 6, the years are split into registration classes and further, each registration class is halved to a point class. For example, 1Y would have 1.1 and 1.2; this is for the purpose of making practical classes more applicable. This is only in effect for the first two years of education, after which each student will choose their own subjects and will then have their classes allocated based on their course choices.
From March 2020 to August 2020, Nairn Academy was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
nairn, academy, secondary, school, nairn, scotland, school, currently, roll, pupils, addressduncan, drivenairn, iv12, 4rdscotlandcoordinates57, 5785, 8820, 5785, 8820informationtypecomprehensivemottofac, speraestablished1832, years, 1832, age11, 18housesjubile. Nairn Academy is a secondary school in Nairn Scotland The school currently has a roll of 651 pupils 1 Nairn AcademyAddressDuncan DriveNairn IV12 4RDScotlandCoordinates57 34 43 N 3 52 55 W 57 5785 N 3 8820 W 57 5785 3 8820InformationTypeComprehensiveMottoFac Et SperaEstablished1832 191 years ago 1832 Age11 to 18HousesJubilee Merryton Dulsie local bridges Nairn Academy Contents 1 History 2 Recent years 3 Notable former students 4 ReferencesHistory editThe school was founded in 1832 Until 1953 the school had been known as Rose s Academical Institution in honour of an early benefactor Captain James Rose RN From 1953 onwards it has been known as Nairn Academy and was formerly housed in what is now Rosebank Primary School By 1969 the school had grown to outstrip its former site and a new building was planned and subsequently erected at the western end of the town The new school was first occupied in January 1976 and was formally opened in June that year In 2008 the school went under reconstruction for a new science facilities There was also a large removal of asbestos from the building resulting in a closure of several weeks The new science building offers students better access to studies and practical experimentation Recent years editAn extension was opened in August 1993 which provides specialized accommodation Included in the area are toilet facilities for pupils with physical handicaps a physiotherapy suite and teaching areas for pupils with severe or profound learning difficulties In October 2008 a new Support for Learning Base and Science Department was officially opened Nairn Academy has 4 associated Primary Schools Auldearn Primary School Cawdor Primary School Millbank Primary School Rosebank Primary SchoolThroughout the six years from Secondary 1 to 6 the years are split into registration classes and further each registration class is halved to a point class For example 1Y would have 1 1 and 1 2 this is for the purpose of making practical classes more applicable This is only in effect for the first two years of education after which each student will choose their own subjects and will then have their classes allocated based on their course choices From March 2020 to August 2020 Nairn Academy was closed due to COVID 19 pandemic There are plans to rebuild the school 2 Notable former students editAnn Coffey Labour MP James Alastair Taylor Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin Fraser Nelson journalist Editor of The Spectator James Augustus Grant Scottish explorer discovered the source of the Nile with John Hanning Speke Nicholas Ralph actor Fraser NobleReferences edit Thornton Matt Nairn Academy www highland gov uk Retrieved 16 July 2021 Wilson Donald 21 June 2022 School plan still dividing opinion Inverness Courier Retrieved 18 July 2022 nbsp This article about a school in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nairn Academy amp oldid 1143300167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
