Alness Academy
| Scottish Gaelic | Acadamaidh Alanais |
|---|---|
| Established | 1970s |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Rector | Ms Gordon |
| Depute Rectors | Mikeala Chapman, Catherine Brown, Donald MacRae (acting) |
| Location |
Alness Ross and Cromarty IV17 0UY 57°41′35″N 4°15′04″W / 57.693°N 4.251°WCoordinates: 57°41′35″N 4°15′04″W / 57.693°N 4.251°W |
| Council area | Highland |
| Staff | 50 |
| Students | 417 |
| Ages | –12-18 |
| Houses | Fyrish Golden Eagles, Dalmore Red Stags |
| Colours | Black, White & Grey |
| Scottish schools online | Alness Academy |
Alness Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamaidh Alanais) is a secondary school in Alness, Highland in the north on the Cromarty Firth of Scotland, serving the town of Alness and the villages of Evanton and Ardross. Along with five associated primary schools, it was one of the pilot New Community Schools in the Highlands. Built in the 1970s, it is one of the main schools in Ross-shire, with a school roll of 417.
Alness GeoScience STEM club came 2nd In the Junior Saltire Awards in Glasgow, June 2015,. The Schools Rock Challenge group came a superb 4th place in the Rock Challenge National Final, Dundee, also in June 2015. In June 2016 Alness Geoscience triumphed yet again winning club of the year 2016 as well as winning the WEIR 3D printed pump challenge, at the celebration of engineering and science, Glasgow science centre.
The school's resources include a multi-purpose concourse, a hundred-seat lecture theatre and a library. The PE complex houses a 25-metre swimming pool.
As part of the Highland Council's Sustainable School Estate Review, Alness Academy along with Invergordon Academy and several feeder primaries argued for replacement of the Alness Academy building and possible consolidation of the two secondary schools. In January 2016 funds for a new Alness building were confirmed. The government support will come from £230m it has allocated to replacing or upgrading 19 schools across Scotland. The new building is projected to open in 2020.
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