Tain Royal Academy
| Tain Royal Academy | |
|---|---|
Acadamaidh Rìoghail Bhaile Dhubhthaich | |
| Location | |
Scotsburn Road , IV19 1PS Scotland 57°48′30″N 4°03′26″W / 57.808248°N 4.057204°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Trust, Respect, Ambition |
| Established | 1813 |
Local authority | Highland |
PC Chair | Morven Fioretti |
| Rector | D Jarvie |
| Staff | 79 |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 590 |
| Houses | Garrick, Duthus and Struy |
| Colours | Green, Yellow and Red |
| Website | www |
Tain Royal Academy is a secondary school in Highland, Scotland. The school first opened in 1813, with a new building opened in 1969 and an educational campus currently being built, due to open in 2026. Tain Royal Academy is part of the Golspie, Invergordon & Tain associated school group, consisting of Golspie High School, Invergordon Academy and Tain.
As of January 2017 it has a school roll of 590 pupils.[1]
History
In 1809 a royal charter was signed by King George III for an academy to be built in Tain.[2] The school opened in 1813. A new school building was opened in 1969, extended in 1978.[3]
A £45 million campus with facilities catering for 3 to 18 year olds is to be located near the existing Tain Royal Academy site. In 2015, these plans were approved by Highland Council and then Scottish Government Ministers.[4][5]
Notable former pupils
- Dr Robert Cameron MacKenzie FRSE (1920-2000) Head of the Macaulay Institute[6]
- Thomas Summers West, chemist.
- Professor Sir John Fraser Bt.(1885-1947) Surgeon and principal of the University of Edinburgh
References
- ↑ "Tain Royal Academy". education.gov.scot. Education Scotland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ "Princess to visit historic school". BBC News. 7 September 2009.
- ↑ "Our History". www.tainroyalacademy.org.uk. Tain Royal Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ "Tain school campus given go ahead by Highland Council". BBC News. 12 March 2015.
- ↑ Mackenzie, Hector (5 May 2015). "Ambitious' opening target for Tain's new £45m super-school campus". Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.