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'{{Infobox school |name= Prestwick Academy |image= |image size= 80px |rector= Mr Gordon Bone |type= State coeducational secondary school |location= Newdykes Road, [[Prestwick]] KA9 2LB, [[Scotland]] |coordinates= {{coord|55.5029|-4.6040|type:edu_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |established= c.1902^† |motto= Per Vias Rectas |colours= S1-S4: black and blue, S5: black and silver, S6: black and gold |grades= S1 - S6 |enrollment= 1150 (approx) |teaching_staff= 90 (approx) |website= [http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/schools/Prestwickacademy/ Prestwick Academy] }} '''Prestwick Academy''' ({{lang-gd|Acadamaidh nam Phreastabhaig}}) is the [[academy]] in [[Scotland]] serving the area of [[Prestwick]] and is run by [[South Ayrshire]] Council. The school is non-denominational and has a capacity of 1400. Its motto is ''Per Vias Rectas'', Latin for ''By Straight Paths''. ==History== [[Image:Old_Prestwick.jpg|thumb|right| 300px|The English & History Block of the Old Prestwick Academy]] Prestwick Academy was opened in 1902 as a primary school, with one building that used to be known as 'Block 1' The building was extended in 1910 and 1913 to provide more classrooms as the town of Prestwick developed. All secondary school children in the area had to attended [[Ayr Academy]] for further education. [[Image:Old_Prestwick_2.jpg|thumb|left| 300px|The Geography & Dinner Hall Block of the Old Prestwick Academy]] The school went through major expansion to accommodate secondary pupils in the 1960s and more buildings were constructed with primary children being moved into block 7. For students in the 1950s, those wanting to do exams had to go to Ayr Academy. The school leaving age was raised to 15. To cope for this expansion, block 7 was taken over by the secondary school and primary students were moved to other schools. In 1972, Kingcase Primary was opened and the primary department was closed down. The school leaving age was raised to 16 which once again caused overcrowding. Various huts in the school were replaced by new buildings. The building of 5 new blocks between 1972 and 1974. The new buildings comprised; a new, single storey Science building (Block 6); an Art/Technical/Business Studies Building (Block 5); a new Maths/Home Economics/Modern Languages and Music building (Block 3) and Offices, Staffroom, Assembly Hall (Block 4) and a Gymnisia, a Games hall and Community Suite (Block 2). === New Prestwick Academy === [[Image:The_New_Prestwick_Academy.jpg|thumb|left| 300px|The Front Entrance to the New Prestwick Academy]] As part of the [[Scottish Executive|Scottish Executive's]] [[Public-private partnership|Public-Private Partnership]] policy, it was announced that Prestwick Academy would be re-built. [[Prestwick]] and [[Belmont Academy]] are the only secondary schools in [[South Ayrshire]] being fully rebuilt, while [[Kyle Academy]] has also undergone renovation. Construction started in the summer of 2006 with Block 7 (Geography, Religious Studies, Behaviour Support and the Dining Hall) being demolished to make room for the new building. All of the new school, apart from the P.E facilities, opened for pupils on Monday 27th/Tuesday 28 October 2008. The new Prestwick Academy is a modern, open-spaced building built on three floors. Pupils have successfully been transferred into the new accommodation. [[File:Prestwick Academy.JPG|250px|thumb|right|The new building the day before its opening to pupils]] All buildings of the old school have now been demolished and the construction of the new P.E facilities is complete. The full school building - with the exception of the music recording studio - is now open. The construction of the new all weather pitches took place between August and December 2009. The construction of the new school, complete with full landscaping and the all weather pitches was officially completed at 10.00pm on Friday 18th December 2009. == Available Subjects == '''Ground Floor''' Design and Technology, Home Economics, Mathematics, Music (with recording studio), Physical Education (with fitness suite). '''First Floor''' Business Education, English, Modern Languages (French at All Levels & Spanish at Intermediate 1/2 and Higher Levels), Personal and Social Education (PSE), Social Subjects (Geography, History, Modern Studies, Philosophy, Religious Education). '''Second Floor''' Art, Computing, Sciences (Biology & Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Also on the Ground Floor is the 300 seat Auditorium-Style Assembly Hall, the Reception and School Offices, the Cafeteria and Dining Hall, Pupil Support, Guidance Bases and the eLearning Suite. On the first floor is the staff room and the school library. == Notable former pupils == * [[Peter Howson]] - internationally acclaimed artist. * [[Laura Macdonald]] - Saxophonist, recording artist & former co-director [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]]. * [[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. * [[Drew Galloway]] - professional wrestler who performs under the alias of 'Drew McIntyre'. * [[The MacDonald Brothers]] - recording artists & appeared on The X Factor Neil McCall * Billy Dillon - [[Brick|Brick layer]] * Ryan Butler - [[Electrician]] == Headteachers == *Gordon Bone (June 2008 - June 2010) *Robert Scott(Acting May 2008 - June 2008) *Norman Dunsmore (Acting May 2007 - May 2008) *Colin Paterson (2003-2007)WANKER *Norman Dunsmore (Acting June 2002 - June 2003) *Michael Goodwin (1998-2002) *Norman Dunsmore (Acting Oct-Dec 1997) *Roy Storie (1988-1997) *Douglas Monikendam (1976-1988) *Joseph Murdoch (1956-1974) *James Scott (1941-1956) *James Russel (1921-1941) *James Marshall (1902-1920) ==Other South Ayrshire schools== {|class="wikitable" |width="100"|School |width="100"|School roll |width="100"|Opened |width="100"|Area Served |width="100"|notes |- |[[Ayr Academy]] |715 |1880 |North Ayr |Scotland's Oldest Secondary School |- |[[Belmont Academy]] |1400 |1960 |South Ayr |6th Largest School in Scotland |- |[[Carrick Academy]] |846 |1926 |[[Maybole]] and surrounding villages |Present buildings built in 1974 |- |[[Girvan Academy]] | | |[[Girvan]] and (South) South Ayrshire | |- |[[Kyle Academy]] |760 |1979 |east Ayr |New annex built 2007/2008 |- |[[Marr College]] |1233 |1935 |[[Troon]] and [[Loans]] |Funded by money left by CK Marr |- |[[Queen Margaret Academy]] |662 |1977 |Roman Catholic pupils in South Ayrshire |Only Roman Catholic school in South Ayrshire |- |Prestwick Academy |1200 |1902 |[[Prestwick]], North Ayr, [[Symington, South Ayrshire|Symington]] and [[Monkton, Ayrshire|Monkton]] |Completely refurbished in late 2008 and is now the most advanced secondary school in Scotland |} == References == == External links== * [http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/about/prestwick/ About Prestwick] * [http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/schools/prestwickacademy/ Prestwick Academy] *[http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/prestwickacademysouthayrshire.asp Prestwick Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online] * [http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/ South Ayrshire Council] {{Secondary Schools of South Ayrshire}} [[Category:Secondary schools in South Ayrshire]] [[Category:Secondary schools in Scotland]] [[Category:Schools in Scotland]]'