Mintlaw Academy


Mintlaw Academy is a secondary school in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

History

The school opened in 1981 with about 600 enrolled students and a capacity of 1,000. By August 2003, it had about 920 enrolled students. The rector is Linda Duthie. The school serves the rural communities of Central Buchan and draws pupils from the villages of Mintlaw, Fetterangus, Longside, Maud, New Deer, New Pitsligo, Strichen, Auchnagatt, Stuartfield and the surrounding area.
At Mintlaw Academy there are four houses. Brucklay, Deer, Mormond and Ugie. There used to be another house, Aden, though this house was stopped due to a falling roll at the end of the 2008/09 school year.

Community School Network

In addition to Mintlaw Academy, the Mintlaw Community School Network consists of Auchnagatt Primary School, Fetterangus Primary School, Kininmonth Primary School, Longside Primary School, Maud Primary School, Mintlaw Primary School, New Deer Primary School, New Pitsligo & St John's School, Pitfour Primary School, Strichen Primary School and Stuartfield Primary School.

Former pupils