- Source: Ardrossan Academy
Ardrossan Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in October 1882, serving Ardrossan, with pupils also coming from nearby Saltcoats, West Kilbride, Seamill, Fairlie, Largs and other areas.
Notable alumni
June Andrews, nursing expert, director of NHS Scotland Centre for Change and Innovation, professor of dementia studies at University of Stirling
Tom Black, cricketer
Peter Duncan, MP, chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party
Sir William Barr McKinnon Duncan, chief executive of Rolls-Royce
Janice Galloway, writer (The Trick is to Keep Breathing, etc.)
William Hilton, MP, trade unionist, director general of the Federation of Master Builders
Roy Howat, internationally renowned French music scholar and performer
Gordon Jackson QC, former MSP, lawyer
Edith MacArthur, actress
Iain McNicol, General Secretary, Labour Party
Notable staff
John Watt Butters (1863–1946), mathematician, was Rector 1899–1928
John Aitkenhead, teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School
Morag Aitkenhead (Robina Roy MacKinnon), teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School
References
External links
Official website
Former official website (still useful for its archives)