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The Greenock Academy was a mixed non-denominational school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland, founded in 1855, originally independent, later a grammar school with a primary department, and finally a Comprehensive school only for ages eleven to eighteen. On 24 June 2011, Greenock Academy closed after a history spanning 156 years.
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- 'Hinc Vera Virtus', ('From This Place Comes True Worth')
- Moira McColl (2001-2011)
Jan 27, 2020 · Greenock Academy, Greenock. 36 likes · 19 were here. The Greenock Academy was opened as a fee paying secondary and primary establishment in September 1855 in Nelson Street. Tweet us: @greenockacademy
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Aug 12, 2023 · Greenock Academy ex-pupils hold reunion after 50 years. FORMER pupils of Greenock Academy have given a helping hand to Ardgowan Hospice. Around 40 people who attended the Academy recently got together for a reunion. They were celebrating 50 years since leaving school in 1973 and held a dinner at Gourock Golf Club, along with other activities.
- Russell Steele
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Dec 26, 2022 · FORMER Greenock Academy classmates are set to get back together for a 50 year anniversary reunion. Organisers are looking for the year group who would have left the school after sixth year back in 1973, or from fifth year in 1972, to join them for a special dinner being held at Gourock Golf Club. This will be followed by a weekend of activities ...
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Oct 21, 2022 · The Greenock Academy was a mixed non-denominational school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland, founded in 1855, originally independent, later a grammar school with a primary department, and finally a Comprehensive school only for ages eleven to eighteen. On 24 June 2011, Greenock Academy closed a
Feb 21, 2022 · A FORMER Greenock Academy pupil hopes he has captured the spirit of his happy schooldays by publishing a new lifestory book. Jo Johnson, 65, has penned Snapshots from Memory: The Autobiography of a Greenock Academy Schoolboy. Jo was a child of the 1960s and began his formal education at Miss Francis Kindergarten on the Esplanade, before ...
Jun 26, 2018 · AROUND 100 former pupils of Greenock Academy gathered for what will probably be a last look inside their old school building — on its 50th birthday. Former depute rector Ian McCrorie had realised it was half a century since the opening of the Madeira Street building, the ‘new’ school, and suggested an event be held to observe the date.
