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Kirkcudbright Academy recently held their annual Awards Ceremony to recognise the hard work and achievements of the students at the school. Following a trial period where the Junior and Senior Awards Ceremonies were held separately, it was decided to combine the two ceremonies once again. It was well attended by parents/carers of our young students […]

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, myself and several other students had the opportunity to participate in the Kirkcudbright Rotary Young Chemist of The Year Competition. This involved a written test, based on an entire year’s worth of content, and 2 experiments which had calculations we needed to figure out. The test was challenging with the

S2 pupils set off into a trip to Science Centre on Tuesday 28th of May and took part in a Space Station 3D journey. This took them three hundred and fifty kilometres above Earth, they witnessed zero gravity and joined the astronauts as they carried out scientific experiments and performed feats of engineering. Also, they took

The interschool golf match between Kirkcudbright Academy, Castle Douglas High School and Dalbeattie High School was held on Wednesday 22nd May at Castle Douglas Golf Club. There were 42 players competing at various individual and team levels. Leo Green from S2 was the winner of the prestigious prize, the Individual Strokeplay Champion. Leo completed the nine

On Friday some of our S3 pupils teamed up to try to win a contract, tendered by the local authority, to build an autonomous monorail system in Kirkcudbright.  Pupils assumed the roles of Robot Programmer, Civil Engineer, Urban Planner and Construction Manager in our autonomous transport themed STEM session.

6 students from Kirkcudbright Academy recently joined up with 6 students from Kverhuset Secondary in Fredrikstad, Norway, to take part in an exchange program between the two schools. This has been a longstanding link of 8 years where the group of students visit each school, and country. This exchange has proven to be a popular

On Tuesday, 9th April, some of our S2 pupils became Forensic Scientists, Environmental Scientists and Detective Chief Inspectors as they teamed up to solve a crime for a Silent Witness themed STEM session.  Pupils had to analyse blood, fingerprints, soil samples, water samples and interview tapes of the 5 main suspects – Mr Brannock, Mrs

Welcome To e-Sgoil’s Easter Study Support Programme For 2024! Registration for Easter Study Support 2024 is now OPEN. Easter Study Support is for Senior Phase learners who are working towards National Qualifications. This year there are seventy-four different webinar Teams, covering a wide range of subjects and levels. Each group will meet for three webinar

In November 2023 we invited the Inclusive Practice Team into the school to conduct an Inclusive Practice Visit.This is a visit designed to assess how inclusive a school is for all its young people. In other words, how welcoming, supportive, and nurturing the environment and teaching is for them. As part of this visit, we

Last night saw our annual Careers Evening with representatives from Local Employers, Colleges and Universities on hand to provide advice to our students and parents on future career opportunities and pathways. There was an excellent turnout of around 150 students and parents attending the event which was organised by our Pupil Support PT Miss Wells.