St Machar Academy

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St Machar Academy
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The exterior of the school building from St Machar Drive.
Location
St Machar Academy
St Machar Drive

Aberdeen
,
AB24 3YZ

Scotland
Coordinates 57°09′58″N2°06′41″W / 57.1660°N 2.1113°W / 57.1660; -2.1113
Information
Type Secondary school
Established24 August 1988
Local authority Aberdeen City Council
Head teacherIona Reid
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
Enrolment817 (approx)
HousesCrombie, Don, Dunbar, Meston, Skene
School yearsS1-S6
Website St Machar Academy

St Machar Academy is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school on St Machar Drive. It is near King's College and St Machar's Cathedral.

St Machar Academy was opened on 24 August 1988 from the merger of Hilton Academy and Powis Academy. [1] Other names considered for the school included Aberdeen Academy, Old Aberdeen Academy and Bon Accord Academy. [2] On 28 June 2002, Linksfield Academy was closed [3] and it merged with St Machar Academy on 22 August after the summer holidays. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Calum MacDonald (22 August 1988). "Low-key birth, but optimism at St Machar" . The Press and Journal. Aberdeen. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Academy name game" . Evening Express. Aberdeen. 10 June 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Birth of 27 years of Linksfield Academy" . Evening Express. Aberdeen. 29 June 2002. p. 30. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Lee MacKay; Alison Dargie (20 August 2002). "United we stand" . Evening Express. Aberdeen. p. 17. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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