Kilchuimen Academy is a small secondary school

Secondary school

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 located in Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands, at the south west end of Loch Ness. The village has a population of around 646 ; its economy is heavily reliant on tourism....

 in the Scottish

Scotland

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 Highlands. It shares its campus with neighbouring Kilchuimen Primary. The school has approximately 70–80 students enrolled. It is a full 6-year secondary. It offers S3-4 Standard Grade

Standard Grade

Standard Grades are Scotland's educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years, which are due to be fully replaced in 2014 when Scottish Qualifications Authority's Higher Still system becomes the main qualifications as part of the major shake up of Scotland's education system as...

 courses, S5-6 Higher

Higher (Scottish)

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 or Advanced Higher. The Intermediate 1

Intermediate 1

Intermediate 1 is an educational qualification in Scotland on the Scottish Qualifications Authority Scottish Qualifications Certificate achievement ladder similar to General Level at Standard Grades; it is the next step after Access 3...

/Intermediate 2

Intermediate 2

Intermediate 2 level is Level 5 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. Though equivalent to the Credit Level Standard Grade, there is an element of debate to this as it is perceived to be more difficult in some subjects, but less in others....

 courses are available for S3-6. In 2009 the school saw the arrival of a new M.U.G.A (multi use games area) for the local community and school to use. In late 2010 the school received a grant of £18,000 to send its students to partnered schools in the Netherlands and Germany. The German partnered school is Gymnasium Querfurt

Gymnasium Querfurt

The Gymnasium Querfurt is a German High School in Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt. It consists of the grades 5 through 12.-History:The school was founded in 1991 after the reunion of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...

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