Dyce Academy

57°12′19.74″N 2°10′26.73″W / 57.2054833°N 2.1740917°W / 57.2054833; -2.1740917

Dyce Academy

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Established	1980
Type	Secondary School
Headteacher	Mrs Lesley Adam
Location	Riverview Drive Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 7NF Scotland
Staff	90 (approx)
Students	560
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
School Years	S1 - S6
Website	Dyce Academy

Dyce Academy is one of two state schools within the town of Dyce, a small suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland with it serving as the sole provider of secondary education. Dyce Academy's catchment area includes Dyce and much of the surrounding country, including the village of Newmachar .

The school's construction began in the late seventies and was completed in 1980. The building has typical architecture of state schools of the period, with concrete in abundance.

There have been a mixed staff of teachers since the inception of the school. However, several teachers have served since the opening of the school, including Michael Taylor, who retired in 2008, after 28 years service.

Aberdeen City Music School

Dyce Academy has recently^[when?] been host to the Aberdeen City Music School or ACMS which is a music school in Scotland. Under this programme, talented students travel to Dyce to be taught advanced music. Past Pupils include the famous "Classical Star"^[1] Ian Watt, now an idol rated as a guitar hero worldwide.^[2]

TRANSFORM Aberdeen

The school has recently been taking part in the National Theatre of Scotland's TRANSFORM project. 'The Cabaret of Impossible Dreams' is directed by award-winning Paddy Cunneen and involves various professionals combining various elements.

Natalie King case

The school was recently embroiled in the Natalie King case. She claimed that she was bullied at Dyce academy and that the teachers did nothing to help. After holding her £20,000 case for several years, she dropped it, citing health reasons.^[3][4]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Dyce Academy

• BBC Scotland football commentator and sports journalist Liam McLeod
• Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Roy McBain
• Classical Star and hero Ian Watt
• Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament Mark McDonald
• Winner of the Elite Model Look UK competition, Morven Macsween, is a pupil at the school and is travelling to Morocco to take part in the world final.^[5]

The future

Due to council reorganisation a number of suggested secondary school mergers within Aberdeen City were suggested in May 2010. One of these suggested scenarios may see Dyce Academy merge with the newly built Bucksburn Academy, but it should be stressed that this is one of many possible scenarios in the city. As yet no decision has been made and the various scenarios are out for a public consultation. At the end of this consultation the council put forward plans of a £500,000 max. refurbishment of the school. Nothing has been set in stone, but Dyce's future as an independent school looks good.

References

1. ^ "Classical Star: The Contenstants". 2007-11-23. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/09_september/27/classsical_contestants.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
2. ^ "Ian Watt Classical Star BBC". 2002-03-23. http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/ianwatt.php. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
3. ^ "Girl drops 'bully' claim (from the Scotsman newspaper)". Edinburgh. 2006-11-24. http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=519&id=1742602006. Retrieved 2007-01-24. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Seenan, Gerard (2004-08-06). "Girl sues over bully (from the Guardian newspaper)". The Guardian (London). http://society.guardian.co.uk/localgovt/story/0,,1277288,00.html. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 
5. ^ "Quine of the Catwalk (from the Daily Record newspaper)". 2006-11-23. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=quine-of-the-catwalk-&method=full&objectid=18142742&siteid=66633-name_page.html. Retrieved 2007-02-01. 

External links

• Dyce Academy Website
• Dyce Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online
• Aberdeen City Music School