Hazlehead Academy
| Hazlehead Academy | |
|---|---|
The school in 2024 | |
| Address | |
Groats Road , AB15 8BE Scotland | |
| Information | |
| School type | State Secondary School |
| Motto | Ad altiora tendo (I strive towards higher things) |
| Established | 1970 |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City Council |
| Head teacher | Jim Purdie |
| Staff | 80 |
| Years taught | S1─S6 |
| Sex | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1100 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Education system | Education Scotland |
| Classrooms | 68 |
| Houses | Bruce, Craigievar, Dunecht, Greyfriars, Marischal |
| Colour(s) | Bottle green and navy blue |
| National ranking | 155 of 340 |
| Opened by | Elizabeth II |
| Website | sites |
Hazlehead Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-Sgoil Cheann Challtain), formerly known as Central School then Aberdeen Academy, is a comprehensive secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland. It has five main feeder primary schools, Airyhall Primary School, Fernielea Primary School, Hazlehead Primary School, Kingsford Primary School and Countesswells Primary School – in addition to this, pupils who have been part of a Gaelic unit at Aberdeen's Gilcomstoun Primary School can transfer to the school, which offers Gaelic as part of the curriculum.