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Dollar Academy
Motto Juventutis Veho Fortunas
(Latin: 'I bear the fortunes of youth')
Established 1818
Type Independent Day and Boarding School
Religious affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Rector Mr John Robertson, MA
Chairman of Governors John Cameron of Balbuthie, CBE
Founder Captain John McNabb
Location Academy Place
Dollar
Clackmannanshire
FK14 7DU
Scotland
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Gender Coeducational
Ages 5 to 18
Houses Castle, Atholl
Devon, Mar
Glen, Stewart
Hill, Argyll
School colours           Navy Blue & White
Publication Fortunas (termly magazine)
School newspaper The Galley
Former Pupils Old Academicals
Fees £8,500 (day)
£16,000-£20,000 (boarding)
Website www.dollaracademy.org
Coordinates: 56°09′58″N 3°40′14″W / 56.16622528679039, -3.670590428582429

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According to The Scotsman[1], it is Scotland's best-performing school academically, with 95% of Fifth Years passing three or more Highers in 2007. The Scotsman is a Scottish national Newspaper, published in Edinburgh. The national average is just 22%.

Contents

Overview

The Playfair Building
The Playfair Building

There are over 1300 pupils at Dollar (making it the fourth largest private school in Scotland), divided into three separate schools: the Prep School (Preps I to V for ages 5-10), the Junior School (Juniors I and II for ages 11-13) and the Senior School (Forms I to VI for ages 13 going on 18). About 90 pupils are boarders, the rest are day pupils, either from the village of Dollar itself or 'Travellers' from the surrounding counties of Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Perth and Kinross and Fife.

Dollar is the 11th most expensive school in Scotland (and 8th most expensive boarding school)[2], and therefore the most expensive Scottish school which follows the Scottish curriculum (the dearer 10 offering A-levels or the International Baccalaureate). The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish Annual fees range from £6,500 for day pupils to approximately £18,500 for boarders, who may board weekly or fully. The school also has a small but significant international intake: one of the school's slogans is "Scottish and International".

The school follows the Scottish education system, with pupils sitting a mixture of Standard Grades and Intermediates at the end of FIV and Highers at the end of FV/VI. Scotland has a long history of universal provision of Public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from other parts of the United Standard Grades ( Scottish Gaelic: An Ìre Choitchinne) are Scotland 's educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years In Scotland the Higher ( Scottish Gaelic: An Àrd Ìre) is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of Though most courses in FVI are at Advanced Higher level, some subjects are studied to A levels. The Advanced Higher ( Scottish Gaelic: An Àrd Ìre Adhartach) is an optional qualification which forms part of the Scottish Secondary education The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, Like Winchester and Eton the school is trialling the Cambridge Pre-U in some subjects. Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The Cambridge Pre-U exam in the United Kingdom is a qualification planned by University of Cambridge International Examinations as an alternative to the current A Level In the 19th century Dollar pupils sat the Cambridge Examinations or the Indian Civil Service Examinations.

History

The Revd Dr Andrew Mylne, First Rector of the Academy
The Revd Dr Andrew Mylne, First Rector of the Academy

Dollar was founded in 1818 at the behest of John McNabb, a merchant and alleged slave trader, who bequeathed part of his fortune - £90,000 - to provide "a charity or school for the poor of the parish of Dollar wheir I was born"[3]. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common McNabb died in 1802 but it took another sixteen years before the school opened its doors after much debate about how to use the bequest. McNabb's ashes rest above the Bronze Doors of the Playfair Building. The school was originally known as 'The Dollar Institution' and until the introduction of compulsory primary education in 1887, provided free education for local children who could not afford to pay. Those who could afford it paid on a 'sliding scale'. The original campus was landscaped into several gardens including two ponds. Dollar's first Rector was The Revd Dr Andrew Mylne.

The school has a sound academic reputation, and is particularly known for its rugby team, considered the best in Scotland. They have won the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Under-18 cup three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2005. They were also finalists in 2007 but were defeated by Bell Baxter High School. In 2005, The Daily Telegraph said the school had an "unassailable record in British schools' rugby,"[4] and The Scotsman reported in 2006 that the school had the longest ever run of undefeated games in the history of Scottish schools rugby. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. The Scotsman is a Scottish national Newspaper, published in Edinburgh.

The school also has a well-known pipe band, which is of an extremely high standard. Its CCF (Combined Cadet Force) is also very strong, having won the Scottish military skills competition for the last three years. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. The school is also the first Scottish school to win the Ashburton Shield at Bisley. Debating and music are also two of the school's strong points.

Rectors

Prize Day Speakers

This list is incomplete, and lists speakers from 1949 to the present. The suffix FP denotes a former pupil of the Academy.

Exam Results

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In Music and Biotechnology, 100% of candidates achieved a grade A at Higher in 2006. 97% achieved grade A at Higher in Art. At Advanced Higher 100% of candidates achieved grade A in Music. There has been consistently 100% pass rate for Mathematics and English at Standard Grade.

In 2007, over a quarter of all FV pupils achieved 5 straight As at Higher. There was a 95% pass rate at Higher (the highest in Scotland and in the school's history), 50% of which were A passes. The Governors' Bursary of £500 is awarded to those pupils who attain 5 As at band 1 at Higher.

Architecture

The library before the fire of 1961
The library before the fire of 1961

The principal school building was designed by renowned Scottish architect William Henry Playfair with its characteristic 'bronze doors'. William Henry Playfair (1790-1857 was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th Century The interior of the Playfair building was gutted by a fire in 1961, but Playfair's Greek-style facade remained intact and the school was re-opened by former pupil Lord Heyworth and visited by Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The school library is a "whispering gallery" because of its domed ceiling. A whispering gallery is a Gallery beneath a Dome or vault or enclosed in a circular or elliptical area in which whispers can be heard clearly The school was visited by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1978. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925

There are numerous other buildings on the campus, including the Dewar Building for science, the Younger Building for mathematics and business studies, the Gibson Building for music, the Iona Building for home economics and the most recently built Maguire Building for sport, art and drama. There are also several rugby, hockey, cricket and football pitches, and tennis courts. Sport is particularly strong at Dollar, and is supported by the Boys' and Girls' pavilions, the Games Hall and the swimming pool in addition to the Maguire Building.


Boarding Houses

Morning Assembly
Morning Assembly

There is space for 99 boarders in the Academy's three boarding houses, all situated close to the school in Victorian houses in the village. Boarding at Dollar was highly commended by a recent HMIe inspection. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE in Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for the Inspection Both weekly boarders (Monday - Friday) and full boarders are accepted.

Though the majority of pupils do not board, every pupil belongs to a House (girls) or corresponding Quint (boys). Originally there were five boys' houses, instituted in 1911, hence the Dollarism 'quint'. The Quint Cup and House Cup are awarded annually at Prize-Giving. Today there are four Houses/Quints:

Male (Quints)

Female (Houses)

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The School Day

The school day begins at 8. 45 am, when pupils must be in Registration (known as "Regy") in their Form Tutor Groups to be registered at the beginning of each day. In each year there are around 8 or 9 such classes, each of about 17-20 pupils. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays pupils attend Morning Assembly from 9. 00 am to 9. 15 am. This consists of an academic parade, a hymn, a bible reading and a prayer, followed by announcements about. On Tuesdays and Thursdays there is extended registration which lasts until 9. 10 am, with classes starting five minutes earlier than usual.

There are five periods in the day, each lasting one hour. First period begins at 9. 15 am and finishes and 10. 15 am, and is followed by second period which ends at 11. 15 am. Between 11. 15 am and 11. 30 am is morning break (there is extended break on a Friday lasting an extra five minutes). Third period is from 11. 30 am to 12. 30 am, and is followed by lunch, which finishes at 1. 25 pm. Fourth and fifth period follow, ending at 3. 25 pm. Buses leave Dollar at 3. 35 pm. After-school activities usually take place between 3. 30 pm and 4. 45 pm. 'Late buses' leave Dollar at 5. 15 pm.

Traditions

The Maguire Building
The Maguire Building

Each year Full Colours and Half Colours are awarded to senior pupils for achievement in sporting or cultural pursuits. These awards merit piping on the school blazer (blue for cultural, white for sporting) and/or a distinctive blazer badge. Sixth year pupils are also given a distinctive silver tie, and prefects wear white and blue bands round the blazer sleeves.

The Senior Six (or 'Top Six') are the most senior prefects in the school, elected by a ballot of Forms IV, V and VI. A number of those with the highest numbers of votes go through to the 'College of Cardinals', among whom a Head Boy, Head Girl and two deputies for each are elected.

Two School Songs were composed in 1912, but neither was officially adopted. "Here in a fair green valley. . . " by the poet W. K. Holmes and music by Mark Anthony became the official School Song sung at prize-giving each year between 1929-1993. This was then replaced by the Academy Hymn, "O God of Bethel!" until 2007, when the popularity and metaphorical significance of "Will your anchor hold?" (Hymn 412) caused it to be adopted for this purpose. The hymn is known as the 'Dollar Anthem' and is often sung at rugby matches including the Scottish Cup Final.

The Commemoration of the Founder is said by the Head Boy and Head Girl at prize-giving:

"Let us now, in pious duty, remember thankfully all those who by their noble generosity have founded this school, and bestowed upon it great and notable benefactions. . .

Let us now remember all these benefactors in simple gratitude. We enjoy a great heritage. But privilege carries with it a call to responsibility. What was nobly begun must be nobly continued, in the spirit of the Elizabethan mariners who prayed in the words of Sir Francis Drake:

O Lord, When thou givest to thy servants to endeavour any great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the beginning, but the continuing of the same until it be thouroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory.

Amen. "

Other traditional events in the school calendar include: annual Christmas Dances, Form VI Dinner, Burns' Supper (Form VI), the Summer Ball (Form VI), the Junior Musical, the Senior Musical, the Sixth Form Play, the Christmas Carol Concert, the Teddy Bears' Picnic (Prep School), Prep School Sports Day, Sports Weekend and the biennial Sponsored Walk, which raised over £45,000 in 2007.


Old Academicals

Politics

Sport

Royal/Noble

Literary

Business

Law

Science

Miscellaneous

External links

References

  1. ^ The Scotsman, December 15th 2007 - "Top Dollar: academy leads the independent sector"
  2. ^ See List of independent schools in Scotland
  3. ^ History of Dollar Academy. The following is a partial list of currently operating Independent schools in Scotland, United Kingdom. Retrieved on 2006-08-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
  4. ^ Schools sport: Scots Dollar still strong - Telegraph
  5. ^ Reject the First. Adam Tinworth's weblog (2004-11-13). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Retrieved on 2008-08-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
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