School type Secondary Authority Grades 6-12 Phone +44 1339 887722 | Opened 1974 Headteacher Lorraine Scott Gender Co-Educational Founded 1974 | |
Address Bridgeview Rd, Aboyne AB34 5JN, UK Similar Deeside Community Centre, Alford Academy, Alford Swimming Pool, Banchory Sports Centre, Aboyne Primary School | ||
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Aboyne Academy is a secondary school in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The school is located on the Western side of the village and serves many other villages in the surrounding area, including: Braemar, Ballater, Kincardine O'Neil and Tarland. The catchment primary schools for Aboyne Academy are Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar, Crathie, Finzean, Kincardine O’Neil, Logie Coldstone, Lumphanan, Tarland and Torphins. As of September 2015, the school had 665 pupils, making it one of the smallest secondary schools in Aberdeenshire. Aboyne Academy offer their students multiple extra curricular activities ranging widely from sports to music to other opportunities for them to develop their skills.
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Campus
The campus is situated on a wooded site, next to the A93 on the Western side of Aboyne. The main building contains a library, a swimming pool, a theatre, a games hall and an all weather pitch in addition to the classrooms.
Curriculum
During first and second year at the school the pupils are given core subjects that do not require any options or decisions. Then in third year the students get the chance to choose certain aspects of their course. The students are still given some core subjects that they are required to take, however, there is also an opportunity to choose to take some subjects but also the chance to drop some subjects that used to be core in the previous years. From then the students then enter into the senior phase of high school where they are given more freedom again. The school give out a detailed booklet of how each subject will be run in order to inform the student of what subject would be best for them to pick. The school require that each student takes English, French and Maths. In addition, they require each student to take Religious and Moral Education and Physical Education. The school then allows each student to have other option subjects such as Art and Design, Drama, Music, Graphic Communication, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business Management, Geography, history, Modern Studies, Administration and It, Design and Manufacturing, Engineering Science and Practical Woodwork. At Anyone Academy they now use the Curriculum for Excellence course and this has slightly different levels of courses than previously. When progressing through the school they like that each student passes their National 4 course before progressing to National 5, then Higher, then Advanced Higher. The school do this so that the student is progressing steadily through the school and is less likely to be struggling as there is no large jump in the level of work that the school will be requiring from the student. The student chooses their subjects each year after 3rd year. In 5th of 6th year the school support those students wishing to attend university. The school help the students apply to UCAS or to college or to any form of employment or further education.
Lost Project
In 2011, the school began working with local and national archaeological groups in what is considered to be the largest school archaeology project in Scotland. The project involved a large number of first year pupils who performed a large archaeological survey at the site of former settlements in the Invercauld Estates called Auchtavan and Loin, which mostly abandoned during the 19th and early 20th century, though the last occupants left in the mid-1900s. From their work, the pupils created an exhibition at the nearby Breamar castle including a reconstruction of the inside of one of the houses. The pupils also created a short documentary which was shown at a local film festival.
Fundraising
In 2011, and English teacher retired who had coordinated some local fundraising activities at the school, raising almost £100,000 for Children in Need over a 23 years period. In 2013 many pupils took part in a sponsored walk from Burn o’ Vat to Aboyne as part of their yearly heath week. The pupils raised money for their schools reporter club. In addition, to this many other events took place in health week including sports competitions and eating challenges.
Awards
In 2012 the school achieved the Eco-schools green flag. The award is given to a school that has improved the environment and raised environmental awareness in the local area.