Belmont Academy

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Belmont Academy
Motto	Bear Witness
Established	1960
Type	Secondary School
Grades	Secondary 1 to Secondary 6
Location	Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Colours	Black, Red and Yellow
Website	www.belmontacademy.co.uk (out of date)

Belmont Academy is the largest secondary school in Ayr, and the 6th largest in Scotland. The Academy is state-run by South Ayrshire Council.

When the school leaving age rose to 15, Ayr Academy did not have the capacity for all the secondary school children in Ayr so Belmont was built. Belmont Academy was built in 1960.

The school has 6 houses into which the pupils of the school are assinged to. These houses are Arran, Bute, Craig, Cumbrae, Kintyre and Lomond. Bute & Lomond being the newest of the houses and thus neither have a 5th and 6th year at present.

The current rector is Alan C. Moir. The current assistant rector is Mr J. Thompson

1 Feeder Primary Schools
2 Mainholm Pupils
3 Rebuild
4 Famous Pupils

[edit] Feeder Primary Schools

The current primary school's feeding into Belmont are: Alloway Primary School, Kincaidston Primary School, Holmston Primary School and Tarbolton Primary School

[edit] Mainholm Pupils

Recently Mainholm Secondary School was closed for repairs and pupils from the school have integrated into Belmont very well. On the 24th November 2006 it was revealed that Mainholm would be closed permanently, so all Mainholm pupils are going to stay at the school.

[edit] Rebuild

As part of the South Ayrshire PPP, it was announced that Belmont, along with Prestwick Academy, would be rebuilt with work starting in summer 2006. On 10th January 2007 building work began. The field beside the school has been entirely fenced off. Although work started later than intended the school is still due to be completed by the original date in summer 2008. A webpage charting the progess of the building work is expected to be made to keep pupils and parents up to date.