Stromness Academy is a

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

located in the town of

Stromness Stromness (, ; ) is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland, Orkney. It is a burgh with a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital. Etymology The name "Stromnes ...

in the

Orkney Islands Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland ...

, established in 1875.

History

Stromness Academy was originally opened in 1875 in the town centre of Stromness. In the 1980s, Stromness Academy was rebuilt in its current location, just outside the Garson Industrial Estate on the east side of Stromness, with the new building officially opening on 11 September 1990. A large extension was added in 2009, which included a music department, and PE and guidance facilities.

Intake

Stromness Academy accepts pupils from

Stromness Primary School Stromness Primary School is a primary school in Stromness, Orkney. The school has around 125 students. History On June 21, 1919, students from both the primary and higher schools were taken to witness the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa ...

, Evie Primary School, Firth Primary School, Stenness Community School, Dounby Primary School, Orphir Community School and Rousay Community School, as well as pupils from North Walls Junior High School once they reach S3. Pupils from the surrounding primary schools attend Stromness Academy for transition days in primary 7 before they go up to the high school full time.

Houses

The houses in Stromness Academy are: *Magnus (Green) *Rognvald (Red) *Thorfinn (Blue) There used to be a fourth house (Sigurd), however it was disbanded in 2014 after a falling school role in the early 2010s.

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.stromnessacademy.org.uk/ Secondary schools in Scotland Education in Orkney Stromness 1875 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1875