St Machar Academy is an

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secondary school on St Machar Drive. It is near King's College and

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. St Machar Academy was opened on 24 August 1988 from the merger of Hilton Academy and Powis Academy. Other names considered for the school included Aberdeen Academy, Old Aberdeen Academy and Bon Accord Academy. On 28 June 2002, Linksfield Academy was closed and it merged with St Machar Academy on 22 August after the

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* Secondary schools in Aberdeen Educational institutions established in 1988 1988 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-school-stub