Oldmachar Academy
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| Rector | Mr James Dalgarno[1] |
| Type | State coeducational |
| Location | Jesmond Drive, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB22 8UR, Scotland |
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| Founded | 1982 |
| Age Range | 12 - 18 years |
| Secondary Years | S1 - S6 |
| Pupils | 1,075 |
| Website | oldmachar.aberdeen.sch.uk |
| enquiries@oldmachar .aberdeen.sch.uk |
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| Telephone | +44 (0)1224 820887 |
Oldmachar Academy is situated to the north of the city of Aberdeen in an area of private housing. It is a six-year comprehensive, non-denominational school which opened to pupils in August 1982 (April 1983 on its present site).
The school consists of seven blocks built to form an irregular quadrangle, with playing fields to the north of the school.
The roll is fairly constant and the school has been roll-capped by Aberdeen City Council and stands at 1,065 at present. It has 12 classrooms of ‘temporary’ hutted accommodation, as well as ‘semi-permanent relocatable’ buildings for Biology, Chemistry, Modern Languages, Physical Education and Mathematics.
The school receives Primary 7 pupils from the 5 associated Primary schools in our Associate Schools Group. These schools are: Danestone, Forehill, Glashieburn, Middleton Park and from 2007 all of Greenbrae. The ASG Group works in close harmony.
There are currently 7 classes in each year group (A to G) but S1 will have 6 classes, and a large number of the cohort return to school for S5 and S6.
As of 2008 the classes A to G have been put into houses and are not referred to the names A, B, etc.
The current Rector is Mr James Dalgarno, who is assisted in his duties by Miss Shelagh Bain.
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[edit] The School day
Monday - 8:36 - 4:00
Tuesday - 8:36 - 4:00
Wednesday - 8:36 - 3:00
Thursday - 8:36 - 3:05
Friday - 8:36 - 3:05
Registration is from 8:36am to 8:45am. There are six units on Mondays and Tuesdays, each lasting one hour. Interval starts at 10:45 and ends at 11:00. Lunch is 1:00pm to 2:00pm. On Wednesdays there are only 5 units, also each 1 hour, thus meaning that school finishes at 3:00 to allow staff to attend meetings. On Thursdays and Fridays interval is 5 minutes longer, starting at 10:45 and ending at 11:05, there are also only 5 periods on these days, School finishes at 3:05.
[edit] Departments
- Arts; Art and Design, Drama, Music.
- Business; Business Education, Computing.
- Science; Biology, Chemistry, Physics.
- Social sciences; Geography, History, Modern Studies.
- Technology; Design and Technology.
- and; English, Home Economics, Maths, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Religious and Moral Education.
[edit] References
- ^ Alphabetical list of Aberdeen City Schools. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
[edit] External links
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