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Ayr Academy's catchment area covers Newton-on-Ayr, Whitletts and the outlying villages of Coylton, Annbank, and Mossblown. Ayr Academy is one of the schools in South Ayrshire with high levels of economic deprivation and disadvantage, with more pupils attending Ayr Academy from deprived backgrounds than most other schools in the area. [3] [4]
The educational system in Nepal was long based on home-schooling and gurukulas. [4] This was similar to the former Indian system of education, in which the pupils would learn either in their own homes or with reputed priests or Gurus. Before Nepal was declared a democratic country, the general public had no access to formal education.
Andrew Watt Kay was born on 14 August 1914 in Newton-On-Ayr, Scotland. Both his parents were pharmacists in Ayr. Both his parents were pharmacists in Ayr. He was educated at Ayr Academy , and was dux of the school, going on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow where he graduated MB ChB with honours in 1939. [ 1 ]
Gemmell was born in Glasgow, the son of Alexander Nicol Gemmell, a cashier, and his wife Mary Robertson. [5] He was brought up in Troon and educated at Ayr Academy followed by Glasgow University where he gained a first class BSc in Botany [1] and later, on a Commonwealth Scholarship, the University of Minnesota [1] in 1935 where he did agricultural research in plant pathology gaining an MS in ...
The academy did not enter the Scottish Cup, but there were close links with the Ayr Eglinton club, which was formed in 1875. From the Ayr Academy cricket side, the King brothers [4] played for Eglinton in the 1875–76 Scottish Cup, and of the XI which played against the Ayr Volunteers in the 1875–76 season, [5] two players (Sliman and Reid) played for Eglinton in the 1875–76 Cup, and ...
At Higher grade examinations in 2014, Senior 5 pupils achieved a pass rate of 92.6% - the A Grade pass rate of 49.3%. [16] The Senior 6 Advanced Higher results, with 96.4% achieving grades A to C, placed the school 2nd in Scotland, [17] taking only A to B grades this placed them 7th in the 'Top 30 Scottish Schools doing Advanced Highers for ...
Sillars was born in Ayr, the son of Matthew, a railwayman, and Agnes Sillars (née Sproat), a carpet weaver. [2] He was educated at Newton Park School and Ayr Academy.After leaving school he worked as an apprentice plasterer, before following his father into working on the railways.