James Hamilton Academy
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| Motto | Ad Altiora |
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| Type | Non-demonational secondary school |
| Head Teacher | Mrs. J Teale |
| Depute Head Teachers | Mrs. A Brownlie Mrs. Fatty L. Millar |
| Location |
Sutherland Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7DF Scotland |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire Council |
| Students | 669 |
| Gender | Male and female pupils |
| Website | James Hamilton Academy website |
James Hamilton Academy also known as 'The Jimmy' is a six-year non-denominational, co-educational, comprehensive school. It is in Sutherland Drive, (New Farm Loch), Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The school roll as of September 2015 is 669 pupils, but there is capacity for 1050 pupils. Pupils from New Farm Primary, Silverwood Primary and Onthank Primary normally transition at the end of primary 7, to become pupils of S1 in James Hamilton Academy.
The accommodation is in 4 blocks with adjacent playing fields. There is also a Primary School (New Farm Primary School), and a Nursery (New Farm Early Childhood Centre) sharing the same campus. The school Motto is: 'Ad Altiora', Latin - 'To ascend'
In October 2013 plans were approved by East Ayrshire to build a new, age 3 to age 18 campus, including a new build secondary school, which will open with effect from the start of the 2017/18 academic session in August 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. This new campus will contain a merger of Kilmarnock Academy and James Hamilton Academy, a merger of New Farm Primary and Silverwood Primary, and an Early Childhood Centre, as well as community facilities.
In April 2014 plans were approved by East Ayrshire to include Gaelic education provision for Early Years, Primary and Secondary to be merged to form a single establishment within the new 3-18 campus on Sutherland Drive, Kilmarnock, with effect from the start of the 2017/18 academic session in March 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The campus was named 'William McIlvanney Campus', after the Scottish author, the primary and nursery called 'James Hamilton Primary and Early Childhood Centre' and the academy called 'Kilmarnock Academy'. It is now set to open at the end of March/beginning of April 2018.
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