Kelvinside Academy
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{{Infobox school
| name = Kelvinside Academy
| image = Kelvinside Academy.jpg
| image_size =
| coordinates = {{coord|55.88293|-4.29464|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| motto = Ever To Be The Best
| founded = 1878
| closed =
| type = Private day school
| religion = Non-denominational Christian
| president =
| r_head_label = Academic Deputy
| r_head = Christopher Derrick
| head_label = Deputy Rector
| head = Deborah Gallacher
| chair_label = Rector
| chair = Dan Wyatt
| founder =
| specialist =
| address = 33 Kirklee Road
| city = Glasgow
| county =
| country = Scotland
| postcode = G12 0SW
| local_authority =
| ofsted =
| staff = 120
| enrolment = 640
| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 3
| upper_age = 18
| houses =
| colours = Navy Blue and Silver
| publication =
| free_label_3 = Mascot
| free_3 = Minerva
| website = http://www.kelvinside.org/
}}
Kelvinside Academy is a private day school in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. It has a capacity of over 600 pupils and spans two years of Nursery, six years of Junior School (primary school), a transition year of Senior Preparatory, and six years of Senior School (secondary school), comprising fifteen years in all. Kelvinside was founded as a private school and remained so until the late 1940s when, like many similar schools, it became 'grant-aided' until 1985 when it reverted to its fully independent roots once more. Formerly for boys only, the school became fully co-educational in 1998.
The School
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Kelvinside Academy is in the Kelvinside area of the north of Glasgow, near the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It has a large main building, which is category A listed and was designed by James Sellars, with some modern additions. The original building was opened on 2 September 1878 and cost £21,698 11s; this included the construction of both roads and sewers.
The School crest shows Minerva with the motto ΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ which translates as "Ever To Be The Best". This has also been given a "modern" translation of "The Best You Can Be". Minerva appears prominently in carved stone above the main entrance, and in a bronze medallion set in the perimeter wall. Unlike many of the surrounding buildings, the School retains much of its original cast iron fences despite the metal shortages during the Second World War.
There is a well-established house system, which divides all the pupils into four different houses, each represented by a colour: red for Stewart House, yellow for Buchanan House, green for MacGregor House and blue for Colquhoun.
The School opened a new Nursery at its Balgray Campus in August 2013.
In 2018, Kelvinside merged with Craigholme School to form the [https://www.insider.co.uk/news/kelvinside-craigholme-glasgow-schools-trust-12231129 Glasgow Schools Trust], which was created to share resources between both schools and preserve both schools due to falling pupil numbers.{{Cite web|last=Gates|first=Philip|date=2018-03-22|title=Two leading independent schools team up to form Glasgow Schools Trust|url=https://www.insider.co.uk/news/kelvinside-academy-craigholme-school-form-12231129|access-date=2020-08-18|website=businessInsider}}
Notable alumni and staff
{{Category see also|People educated at Kelvinside Academy}}
- John Joy Bell, journalist and author{{cite web|url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~crumey/john_joy_bell.html|title=~crumey/john_joy_bell|publisher=users.globalnet.co.uk|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- Robert Browning, Byzantinist{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-professor-robert-browning-1272750.html|title=OBITUARY : Professor Robert Browning | Obituaries | News | The Independent|work=The Independent|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- Brigadier General John Charteris{{cite web|url=http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma/collection/a-e/ch40-001|title=Summary Guide: CHARTERIS |publisher=kcl.ac.uk |access-date=26 June 2011}}
- Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet, of the House of Fraser department store chain (1936–1987){{cite web |url=http://www.schoolsguidebook.co.uk/schools/Kelvinside_Academy.html |title=Kelvinside | Junior and Senior Mixed Independent School | Scotland | Guide to Independent Schools |publisher=Schoolsguidebook.co.uk |access-date=26 June 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421040234/http://www.schoolsguidebook.co.uk/schools/Kelvinside_Academy.html |archive-date=21 April 2013 }}
- Richie Gray, Scottish International Rugby Union player currently playing for Glasgow Warriors
- Brigadier Alastair Pearson, Parachute Regiment, DSO***, MCAlastair Pearson
- Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Johnstone.htm |title=A V R Johnstone |publisher=Rafweb.org |access-date=26 June 2011}}
- James Broom Millar – first Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (1954–1960)
- Boyd Muir, EVP & CFO, President of Operations, Universal Music Group
- Ian Livingston, Baron Livingston of Parkhead{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-livingston-of-parkhead/4278|title=Lord Livingston of Parkhead – UK Parliament|publisher=parliament.uk|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- Sir George Macdonald, archaeologist, teacher at the school 1887–1892{{cite web|last1=Russell|first1=James|title=LES GRANDS NUMISMATES: George Macdonald (1862–1940; Kt 1927)|url=http://www.muenzgeschichte.ch/downloads/numismates-macdonald.pdf|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218080837/http://www.muenzgeschichte.ch/downloads/numismates-macdonald.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- Sir Donald MacDougall, economist{{cite web|url=http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/economics/people/fellows/MacDougall.html |title=Donald MacDougall |publisher=Nuff.ox.ac.uk |access-date=26 June 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609093814/http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/economics/people/fellows/MacDougall.html |archive-date= 9 June 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FMACD |title=Janus: The Papers of Sir Donald MacDougall |publisher=Janus.lib.cam.ac.uk |date=26 October 1912 |access-date=26 June 2011}}
- Donald Orr, cricketer
- Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (1944–2011){{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/13032080.Lord_Rodger_of_Earlsferry/|title=Lord Rodger of Earlsferry (From Herald Scotland)|publisher=heraldscotland.com|access-date=28 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.iuscivile.com/people/earlsferry/|title=Alan Rodger [Lord Rodger of Earlsferry], 1944–2011|publisher=iuscivile.com|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- Craig Wright, cricketer.
- Sandy Wylie, Lord Kinclaven, Judge of the Supreme Courts{{cite web|url=http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/34/506/The-Hon-Lord-Kinclaven-(Alexander-F-Wylie)|title=The Hon Lord Kinclaven (Alexander F. Wylie) – Judicial Office Holders – About the Judiciary – Judiciary of Scotland|publisher=scotland-judiciary.org.uk|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- Scott Cummings, Scottish International Rugby Union player currently playing for Glasgow Warriors
- Douglas Gairdner, paediatrician
- Rennie Keith, cricketer
- Colin Neill, Former President Cricket Scotland, Current Chairman of The Forty Club
- Craig Whyte, former owner of Rangers FC{{cite web |title=Profile: Craig Whyte, the multi-millionaire fan with an appetite for big challenges |website=The Scotsman |date=18 November 2010 |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/profile-craig-whyte-the-multi-millionaire-fan-with-an-appetite-for-big-challenges-1695717 |access-date=5 May 2024}}
Related publications
- Kelvinside Academy, 1878–1978 by Colin Mackay
- Kelvinside Academy, 1878–1923 by William Brodie
- Kelvinside Academy, 1878–1928 by David Morrice Low
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050427144140/http://www.kelvinsideacademy.org.uk/Minerva.html Minerva], termly newsletter
References
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External links
- [http://www.kelvinsideacademy.org.uk/ Kelvinside Academy]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040304223245/http://www.iscis.uk.net/index.html?schools%2Fdata.asp%3Fref=565 ISCis page for Kelvinside Academy]
- [http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/FriendsReunited.asp?wci=Register&type=Register&school_key=139439 Friends Reunited page for Kelvinside Academy] (registration required)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050312230106/http://www.kelvinsideacademicals.org.uk/ Kelvinside Academical Club]
- [https://archive.today/20121224002928/http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/kelvinsideacademyglasgowcity.asp Kelvinside Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online]
Sources
- {{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=sellars_j|title=James Sellars (1843–88), architect, a biography|publisher=glasgowsculpture.com|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iss/archives/collect/10lo80-1.html|title=King's College London – Library Services|publisher=kcl.ac.uk|access-date=28 July 2016}}
- http://pmsa.courtauld.ac.uk/pmsa/GW/KS-002.htm{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- https://archive.today/20130421040234/http://www.schoolsguidebook.co.uk/schools/Kelvinside_Academy.html
- {{cite web|url=http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2869-KELVINSIDE_ACADEMY.html|title=Kelvinside Academy | Glasgow | Glasgow, Scotland | G12 0SW|publisher=isbi.com|access-date=28 July 2016}}
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