Prestwick Academy
Prestwick Academy is the high school serving the area of Prestwick and is run by South Ayrshire Council. The school is Non denominational school. The school has a capacity of 1400.
History
In 1902 Prestwick Academy was first opened but only as a primary school.
Departments
- Administration
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computing studies
- English
- French
- Geography
- H.E
- History
- Maths
- Music
- P.E
- Physics
- R.E
- Technical
Future
As part of PPP it was announced that Prestwick Academy would be re-built with work starting in summer 2006 starting with block 7(geography)being demolished. The new school should be in oparation for 2008.
Famous pupils
- Peter Howson -Internationally Acclaimed Artist
- Raymond Alexander Hubbard - PE Teacher & World Indoor Running Record Holder
- Laura Macdonald Smith - Saxophonist, Recording Artist & former Co-Director National Youth Jazz Orchestra
- Alastair John Malcolm - Community Police Constable
- Anne McGillvray - Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Paisley
- Alistair Moir - Post Graduate & International Charity Worker
- Yonnie McInnes - Chief Reporter at the Ayrshire Post
- Hugh Smith - Former SAS Commander. Now an international business executive and globalscot
- Professor David Purdie - Leading authority in osteoporosis medical research
- Christine Sadler - Jewellery designer
- Ian Welsh - Chair of Borderline Theatre Company and the Scottish Advisory Committee of the Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation, a Board member of Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire, Kilmarnock College, the LIFE project in Drumchapel, the Space Place in Prestwick, and a Director of the Glaisnock House Trust
- Professor Norman Lewis -Research Scientist
Headteachers
The curent headteacher is a Colin Paterson. Previous and current known headteachers have been:
- Colin Paterson (2002-present)
- Micheal Goodwin (1999-2002)
- Roy Storie (1988-1999)
- Douglas Monikendam (1976-1988)
- Mr Murdoch(????-????)