Tain Royal Academy

Tain Royal Academy
*Acadamaidh Rìoghail Bhaile Dhubhthaich*
Tain Royal Academy; Acadamaidh Rìoghail Bhaile Dhubhthaich
Address
	Scotsburn Road; Tain, IV19 1PS; Scotland
Coordinates	57.808248°N 4.057204°W
Information
Type	Secondary
Motto	Trust, Respect, Ambition
Established	1813
Local authority	Highland
PC Chair	Wendy Hennum
Rector	Mark Jones
Staff	79
Age	12 to 18
Enrolment	590
Houses	Garrick, Duthus and Struy
Colour(s)	Green, Yellow and Red
Website	www.tainroyalacademy.org.uk

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 2018. 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 three to 18 year olds is to be located on 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) Heasd of the Macaulay Institute[6]
Thomas Summers West, chemist.
Professor Sir John Fraser Bt.(1885-1947) Surgeon and principal of the University of Edinburgh

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References

"Tain Royal Academy". education.gov.scot. Education Scotland. 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.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Tain Royal Academy". education.gov.scot. Education Scotland. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[2] "Princess to visit historic school". BBC News. 7 September 2009.

[3] "Our History". www.tainroyalacademy.org.uk. Tain Royal Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[4] "Tain school campus given go ahead by Highland Council". BBC News. 12 March 2015.

[5] Mackenzie, Hector (5 May 2015). "Ambitious' opening target for Tain's new £45m super-school campus". Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[6] 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.