Cults Academy
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Cults Academy is an Aberdeen City Council
secondary school in Cults, Aberdeen
, Scotland
. It is the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary School of the Year Award 2008 due to its outstanding exam results in the past year , having been rated 3rd in 2005. Based on pupil numbers, Cults Academy is also the largest state school in Aberdeen.
Founded in 1967, the academy has always played a key role in the community and the wider area, with a branch of the Dutch Rijnlands Lyceum International School based at the school for children of oil industry expats. The school has various sports teams and societies, along with a large music set-up and charity organisation, CATCH.
The old 1960s school building has been replaced with a new building on the site of its existing playing fields. The old building was used by pupils for the last time on Wednesday the 7th of October 2009 and the first pupils to use the new building were ceremoniously escorted into it on Wednesday the 28th of October 2009.
5A Pupils:
). Children from other areas attend after successful application by parents. In the sixth year section of the Cults Academy there are S6 leaders and the Head Boy and Head Girl who are appointed to help with the running of the school and also to work in co-operation with the Senior Management Team (SMT).
s who have headed the school include:
As of the 2008/2009 session Blairs house ceased to exist and a new structure for SMT and guidance will be implemented so that Deputy Heads no longer are in charge of a year but a particular house as well as the Guidance teacher.
Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council represents the Aberdeen City council area of Scotland.The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. Act 1994...
secondary school in Cults, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary School of the Year Award 2008 due to its outstanding exam results in the past year , having been rated 3rd in 2005. Based on pupil numbers, Cults Academy is also the largest state school in Aberdeen.
Founded in 1967, the academy has always played a key role in the community and the wider area, with a branch of the Dutch Rijnlands Lyceum International School based at the school for children of oil industry expats. The school has various sports teams and societies, along with a large music set-up and charity organisation, CATCH.
The old 1960s school building has been replaced with a new building on the site of its existing playing fields. The old building was used by pupils for the last time on Wednesday the 7th of October 2009 and the first pupils to use the new building were ceremoniously escorted into it on Wednesday the 28th of October 2009.
Subjects
The school teaches a variety of subjects, offering most at all levels of Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) school qualifications: Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 & 2, Higher and Advanced Higher.- ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
: Art & Design, Music, English - BusinessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
: Business Management, Economics, Computing, Administration - ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, General Science, Maths, Psychology - Social Science: Geography, History, Modern Studies, Religious and Moral Education
- TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
: Design & Technology, Graphic Communication - Modern Languages: French, German, Spanish
- Home EconomicsHome EconomicsHome economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
: Fabric Technology, Food Technology - Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
Exam Results
Exam results generally are above-average, with the school's aforementioned high rating evidence of this.5A Pupils:
- 2005-2006 - 21
- 2006-2007 - 16
- 2007-2008 - 24
Pupils
Approximately 1170 attend the school each year (one of the largest attendances in the Aberdeen area), between the ages of approximately 11 to 18. The majority have attended one of the five primary schools in the catchment area; Cults Primary School, Culter School, Lairhillock Primary, Milltimber Primary, and St. Joseph's Primary (a Roman Catholic faith schoolFaith school
A faith school is a British school teaching a general curriculum but with a particular religious character or has formal links with a religious organisation. It is distinct from an institution mainly or wholly teaching religion and related subjects...
). Children from other areas attend after successful application by parents. In the sixth year section of the Cults Academy there are S6 leaders and the Head Boy and Head Girl who are appointed to help with the running of the school and also to work in co-operation with the Senior Management Team (SMT).
Senior Management
The senior management team (SMT) at Cults Academy consists of the headteacher, four depute-headteachers and the school business manager.- Ms Anna Muirhead - Head Teacher
- Mr William Heeps - Depute Head Teacher (Cairn & Murtle Houses)
- Mrs Judith Mohamed - Depute Head Teacher (Devenick House)
- Mrs Eleanor Ross - Depute Head Teacher (Friarsfield House)
- Mr Brian Angus - Depute Head Teacher (Ronan House)
- Mr David Wood - School Support Manager
Rectors
RectorRector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
s who have headed the school include:
| Name | Incumbency |
|---|---|
| 2004–present | |
| 1991–2003 | |
| 1973–1991 |
Houses
Pupils are split up into five different houses each with their own Guidance teacher who offers help, support and takes Social Education classes. The five houses are named after local areas.- Cairn - Mr Keith Sutherland
- Devenick - Mrs Elizabeth Meiklejohn
- Friarsfield - Mr Andrew Parks
- Ronan - Miss Sally Stuart
- Murtle - Mrs Carol Mackillop
As of the 2008/2009 session Blairs house ceased to exist and a new structure for SMT and guidance will be implemented so that Deputy Heads no longer are in charge of a year but a particular house as well as the Guidance teacher.
Football
The senior football team of 2007-08 reached the final of the Bank of Scotland Senior Shield Final and played at Hampden Park on 29 April 2008, losing to Our Lady's High of Cumbernauld 2-1. In 2008-09, the senior team won the President's Trophy Final with a 3-0 win over Westhill while the Under 14 team won the Sportsmans' Trophy with a 3-0 win over Hazlehead. The Under 14s also reached the final of the Scottish Shield, losing 2-0 to St Ambrose High at Forthbank Stadium on 29 April 2009.Notable former pupils
Some recent more notable former pupils of Cults Academy include:- Darren FergusonDarren FergusonDarren Ferguson is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently in his second spell as the manager of Peterborough United...
- Retired footballer, and current manager of Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United F.C.Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
. Son of Sir Alex FergusonAlex FergusonSir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986... - Jason WhiteJason White (rugby player)Jason Phillip Randall White is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a utility forward who can play any position in the second or back row of the scrum—lock, flanker, or number eight. White plays at club level for French Top 14 side ASM Clermont Auvergne and also plays for Scotland.He is...
- ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
rugby union captain. - Shaun MaloneyShaun MaloneyShaun Richard Maloney is a Scottish footballer who plays for English club Wigan Athletic in the Premier League and for the Scotland national team. He plays on either Wing or as a Striker and occasionally as an Attacking Midfielder...
- Scotland and CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
player. - Mitchel MegginsonMitchel MegginsonMitchel Megginson is a Scottish professional football striker who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Aberdeen:...
- Aberdeen player. - Juliet-Jane HorneJuliet-Jane HorneJuliet-Jane Horne is a Scottish model born in Aberdeen in May 1983. As Miss Scotland, she was crowned the 2nd runner-up at Miss World 2001 and earned the title 'Europe's Queen of Beauty'. As the highest ranked British beauty at this event, Juliet was also awarded the title of Miss United Kingdom...
- Former Miss Scotland, who finished 3rd in Miss World 2001Miss World 2001Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...
. - Calvin GoldspinkCalvin GoldspinkCalvin Goldspink is a British actor and former child pop star. He first came to notice as a member of the juvenile manufactured pop group S Club Juniors...
- Former member of S Club 8S Club 8S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, was a spin-off of the UK pop group S Club 7. The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans, Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford, were all in their early teens or younger when they were...
. - Robbie Renwick - Swimming finalist (Men's 200m Freestyle & Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay) at the Beijing Olympics 2008, and won silver (Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay) for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games 2006.