Hamilton Academy
| Hamilton Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Hamilton , Lanarkshire Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Fee-paying senior and junior day and boarding; latterly a Scottish senior selective day school, pupil intake from across the County of Lanark |
| Motto | Sola Nobilitat Virtus Latin: 'Virtue alone ennobles' |
| Established | 1588 |
| Founder | The 1st Marquess of Hamilton, head of the Ducal House of Hamilton |
| Closed | ceased as an independent institution 1972 |
| Rector | last Rector, Alfred W. S. Dubber |
| Gender | from late 19th. century – co-educational |
| Age | prep school 5–12 (closed 1952) to senior school 12–18 (last intake 1971) |
| Enrolment | last student roll (1971–72 session) – 1025 |
| Houses | Cadzow, Calder, Clutha and Kilbryde (Avon, Brandon, Clyde and Douglas in last two school sessions only) |
| Colour(s) | blue & green |
| Publication | Acta – school in-house periodical & the Hamilton Academy (annual school) Magazine (up to last session, 1971–72) |
| School song | "Vivat Academia!" |
Hamilton Academy was a boarding and day school in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was founded in 1588 as a boy's school and was open for nearly four centuries. In the late 19th century, the school began admitting girls.
The school was described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, and was featured in a 1950 Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association magazine article series on Famous Scottish Schools.
Having joined the state sector, the school closed in 1972, as a result of the coming of comprehensive schools in Lanarkshire. It was replaced by the new Hamilton Grammar School, which took over its site and most of its pupils and staff.