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Fraserburgh Academy

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{{Infobox school

| name = Fraserburgh Academy

| image = Fraserburgh Academy (geograph 5798031).jpg

| caption = The exterior of the school in May 2018.

| address = Dennyduff Road

| city = Fraserburgh

| county = Aberdeenshire

| postcode = AB43 9NA

| pushpin_map = Scotland Aberdeenshire#Scotland#United_Kingdom

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{Coord|57.6878|N|2.0159|W|display=inline,title}}

| type = Secondary school

| established = 1909

| head = Irene Sharp

| head_name = Rector

| gender = Co-educational

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 18

| enrollment = 1260 (2024)

| houses = Corbie (Orange), Dundarg (Blue), Faithlie (Red), Kinnaird (Yellow), Mormond (Green), Philorth (Purple)

| free_1 = S1-S6

| free_label1 = School years

| website = {{URL|http://fraserburgh.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/|Fraserburgh Academy}}

| local_authority = Aberdeenshire Council

}}

Fraserburgh Academy is a secondary school in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. It is one of seventeen schools run by Aberdeenshire Council. The current school building was opened in 1962 by H.R.H The Princess Margaret.

History

Fraserburgh Academy was originally established in 1870, at a site on Mid Street, after local clothier James Park saw a gap in the town's education. The building cost £2500 at the time, and the first headmaster was William McGill.{{Cite book|title=Fraserburgh: Past and Present|last=Cranna|first=John|year=1914|pages=232–233}} By 1903, Robert Lees was rector of the academy.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b1VRAAAAIBAJ&pg=2648%2C4822066 |title=Death of Fraserburgh Rector |work=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 April 1932 |page=11 |access-date=30 September 2017}} It was during this time that the school building was no longer fit for purpose, due to the rising school roll. A new school building was built on Finlayson Street at a cost of £7500 and would provide accommodation for 400 pupils and was opened on 8 June 1909 by Dr Dunn H.M Chief inspector of Schools. 300-400 children followed a pipe band from the Mid Street Academy to the new school.Aberdeen Press and Journal, 1909/06/09 By the 1950s the Academy was now full and a replacement was needed. Another building, the current Academy, was built on Dennyduff Road, to accommodate 1500 pupils and was officially opened on 20 September 1962 by H.R.H the Princess Margaret accompanied by Lord Snowdon.{{Cite book|title=Education in Fraserburgh|last=Jamieson, Agnes C.|date=1992|publisher=[The Author?]|isbn=0951974505|oclc=26764755}}

From 2019 to November 2021, a £2 million project was undertaken that saw facilities upgraded and the construction of a new drama studio. The project has allowed the entire school to be contained within a single building.{{Cite web|last=Proctor|first=David|date=2019-03-23|title=Fraserburgh Academy in line for potentially dramatic extension|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/1706088/fraserburgh-academy-in-line-for-potentially-dramatic-extension/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Press and Journal|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Proctor|first=David|date=2021-11-25|title=Multi-million-pound Fraserburgh Academy upgrade work complete|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/education/schools/3700812/fraserburgh-academy-upgrade/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Press and Journal|language=en-GB}}

Notable former pupils

{{See also|Category:People educated at Fraserburgh Academy}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://fraserburgh.aberdeenshire.sch.uk}}

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Category:Secondary schools in Aberdeenshire

Category:Buildings and structures in Fraserburgh

Category:1909 establishments in Scotland

Category:Educational institutions established in 1909

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