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Senior School Prelims, for students in years 4,5 & 6 will start on Monday 17th January and run through to Thursday 3rd February. The exams will mainly be held in the Cochran Hall and are designed to give students the experience of preparing for and sitting a formal type exam, many of whom will not […]

One week to go to the start of the S3 Exams and many students have already started revising. All students were issued with their exam timetable nearly 2 weeks ago and should know when each subject exam is being held. A copy of the exam timetable can be downloaded below: The S3 exam is designed

The pupils and staff at Kirkcudbright Academy marked Remembrance Day on Thursday 11th November by holding a 2 minute silence along with a Wreath Laying ceremony. The 2 wreath laying parties, one in the main school hall and the other at the memorial stone in the school grounds were headed up by the Prefect Team

We are pleased to announce that our Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) has finally been refurbished and is now available for use. The MUGA has been out of commission for many years due to a lack of maintenance and resulting flooding. The lack of availability has had a negative impact on our P.E. department limiting

Fifty years after they left the Academy, a dozen class mates recently returned to their roots. Former pupils from ‘as far afield as Thailand and Tongland’ returned to the town and, sensitive to the pandemic times, they wore Class of ’71 masks and held meetings in the open air. Many of them hadn’t seen each

Added recently to our Alumni Page is former student Elaine Monaghan. Elaine has led a full and interesting life as a Journalist and Writer, taking her all over the world. She was kind enough to allow one of our KAM Journalists to interview her for a piece within our latest KAM Magazine, still available from

Under normal circumstances student would be apprehensively awaiting their exam results this morning, however this year they already know the grades they have been awarded. Confirmation of the grades they have achieved within their SQA courses will be received when certificated drop through the letter box, or text messages issued. Confirmation of places at College

Following a recent election and interview process, which saw over 20 students put their names forward , the following have been elected as Prefects for session 2021-22. Maisie Anderson (Head Girl) Huw Hodson (Head Boy) Kinga Brogowska Poppy Cain Erin Findlay Isaac Goodare Fraser Hannah Angus Thom Kirkcudbright Academy Prefect Team has a strong tradition

On The 23rd of June, twenty-two S1-S6 pupils participated in the Rotary Young Musician of the Year Competition at Kirkcudbright Academy.  To comply with Covid regulations, some students submitted recordings and some performed live.  All of the pupils impressed the judges, former pupils Nathan Syed-Tollan and Calum Johnstone, with musical and confident performances.  The winner

Pupils who have complete courses at National 5, Higher Grade and Advanced Higher will receive their provisional results via email tomorrow at the end of the school day. All pupils concerned should check their school email accounts. Provisional results, which will be forwarded to the SQA, have been generated across all subjects where pupils have