Kirkcudbright Academy

Founded 1582

Kirkcudbright Academy

Welcome

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Kirkcudbright Academy’s website. It is our hope that this website will become a place that pupils, parents and carers alike find helpful and supportive.

Every pupil is important to us and we are interested in helping each pupil to achieve their goals and reach their potential. We want to celebrate each pupil’s successes both within and without school and so we encourage both pupils, parents and carers to share these successes and achievements with us.

Prelims Diet 1

Once again the Prelim Exams have been split into 2 Diets, one before the Christmas Break (December) and one after (January).The December Diet will be

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Study Support

Many of our staff give up their own Free Time, during lunch or after school to provide extra support for our students. A large number

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S3 Exams

The S3 exam diet will take place during the week beginning Monday 24rd November this year. These exams will be used to support teacher’s assessment for

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STEM @ Dumfries House

On the 16th of September, our school was privileged to attend a STEM career conference held within the beautiful grounds of Dumfries House. The event

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Maths Challenge

“Kirkcudbright Academy pupils recently had success at the Enterprising Maths in Scotland 2025 Regional competition at The Bridge in Dumfries. This competition provides a series

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Welcome Video

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Students are encouraged to access the wide range of Extra-Curricular opportunities available at The Academy, from Drama and Music to Sporting activities, Chess Clubs to Coding.

Young people are proud of their school, keen to learn and are attaining well

The Academy in Numbers

Years
1

Number of years since The Academy was founded.

5 or More Highers
1 %

Percentage of Students in S5 achieving 5 or more Highers in 2018.

Students
1

Number of Students currently enrolled at The Academy