St Andrews Academy
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St Andrew's Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school in the seaside town of Saltcoats
, North Ayrshire
, Scotland
, which was named after the patron saint
of Scotland Saint Andrew
. It was open from 1971-2007.
The School was formed in 1971 when the Education System changed from Senior & Junior Secondary Schools to a Comprehensive system. Previously, Roman Catholic pupils who passed the old '11+' exam attended the Senior Secondary at St Michael's in Kilwinning; those who failed attended St Peter's Junior Secondary in Ardrossan. The 'new' St Andrew's was the old Saltcoats Junior Secondary School which ceased to exist when the new Auchenharvie Academy opened in Stevenston. St Andrew's had a very large catchment area, taking pupils from Largs, West Kilbride/Seamill, Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston.
St Andrews always excelled both academically and on the sporting field. The school always acquitted itself well in the Government League tables.
The school was closed and demolished in 2007 and pupils were merged with pupils from St Michaels Academy
, Kilwinning to be educated in St. Matthew's Academy, which first opened October 29, 2007. St. Matthew's Academy was built directly next to St. Andrew's and as of October 2008 had 1392 pupils.
Saltcoats
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, North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, which was named after the patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Scotland Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
. It was open from 1971-2007.
The School was formed in 1971 when the Education System changed from Senior & Junior Secondary Schools to a Comprehensive system. Previously, Roman Catholic pupils who passed the old '11+' exam attended the Senior Secondary at St Michael's in Kilwinning; those who failed attended St Peter's Junior Secondary in Ardrossan. The 'new' St Andrew's was the old Saltcoats Junior Secondary School which ceased to exist when the new Auchenharvie Academy opened in Stevenston. St Andrew's had a very large catchment area, taking pupils from Largs, West Kilbride/Seamill, Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston.
St Andrews always excelled both academically and on the sporting field. The school always acquitted itself well in the Government League tables.
The school was closed and demolished in 2007 and pupils were merged with pupils from St Michaels Academy
St Michaels Academy
St Michael's Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The secondary school served the Roman Catholic community of the towns of Irvine and Kilwinning and the villages of Beith, Kilbirnie and Dalry, which make up the Garnock Valley...
, Kilwinning to be educated in St. Matthew's Academy, which first opened October 29, 2007. St. Matthew's Academy was built directly next to St. Andrew's and as of October 2008 had 1392 pupils.
Notable former pupils
- Roy AitkenRoy AitkenRobert Sime "Roy" Aitken is a former footballer who went on to become a coach with clubs including Leeds United and Aston Villa. His position as a player was defence.Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, he grew up in Ardrossan...
(Former Celtic captain and currently Assistant Manager for Birmingham City.) - Jim DelahuntJim DelahuntJim Delahunt is a Scottish sports television presenter.-Broadcasting career:Delahunt joined Setanta Sports in August 2006 after more than eight years as anchorman of STV's Scotsport, the longest running sports programme in the world...
(Footballing pundit, ex-presenter of Scotsport, now with Irish based satellite channel Setanta)