September 2024

2024 Regional Maths challenge Four pupils from Kirkcudbright Academy recently competed in the D&G Regional Maths Challenge held at St Jospeh’s College. The team had to undertake a variety of mathematical challenges, ranging from numerical questions, to puzzles and problem solving, origami paper shapes and the rapid fire relay quiz. After a day of very […]

On Friday 13th Sept, Ben H in S4 travelled to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains, to compete as part of a team of four representing Scotland in the under 17s, international hill race. The competition includes representatives from Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland and across the gruelling hill run (210 metres elevation) Ben

Wednesday 11th September saw a group of our S3 Students head off to Loch Ken to participate in a Water Safety Course. With a number of deaths due to drowning, around the country, this course was offered and run by the Loch Ken Rangers Team to schools around the Authority. Although, following a spell of

In recent weeks and months there has been a significant discussion across the UK on the use of mobile phones in schools, this has led to an outright ban on phones in schools across England and a similar ban is expected in Northern Ireland. The Scottish Government has just published its own Guidance on Mobile