Kirkcudbright Academy

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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 taking place from Monday 8th Dec through to Monday 15th Dec. These will be held mainly in the Cochran Hall and the School Library, however other venues may be in […]

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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 of Study Support Session have already started and many more will become available later in the year. See the timetable below for those that are currently running, or will be

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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 students within their subjects and to provide experience for students in sitting a formal exam. Students must make sure they revise thoroughly for the exam and to help you with

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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 served as an excellent platform to showcase the diverse range of career opportunities available within the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The conference featured professionals from a

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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 of logic and problem solving challenges where pupils must work as a team to successfully complete each task. Kirkcudbright finished in runner up position which mean they will now proceed

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Evening Study Support

Registration for this year’s e-sgoil evening webinars is now live. Study support is for Senior Phase learners (S4-S6) who are working towards National Qualifications. This year’s programme offers 55 weekly webinars covering 29 subjects across N4 to Advanced Higher levels. On this page you’ll find the timetable for the full webinar programme as well as

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Lots of support is available for learners on results day

On Tuesday 5 August, almost 150,000 learners across Scotland will receive their SQA results. All learners will have their results certificate delivered to their home address on Tuesday 5 August. Those who have signed-up for and activated their MySQA account will also receive their results by text and/or email the same morning.  We have pulled

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School Uniform

Dear Parent/Carer, Over the last year we have consulted with parents, staff and pupils about aspects of our uniform policy and as aresult we are going to bring in a small number of changes. There are several overarching principles for schooluniform: it must not have any visible logos (this is to avoid ‘logo shaming’ as

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