School Announcements

S3 Parents Evening
February 7th, 2020 at 2:14 pm

The S3 parents evening is on the 20th February. Pupils have been issued with appointment cards to see individual teachers. Report cards and course choice forms will be issued by the end of today.

Holiday dates
February 7th, 2020 at 2:12 pm

Mearns Academy is closed to pupils on Thursday 13th & Friday 14th for Occasional days, then 17th, 18th & 19th February for mid-term break and in-service days.

High School Musical Tickets
January 11th, 2020 at 10:27 am

All tickets for the School Show have now sold out.

DYW North East Big Parents Eve event
January 9th, 2020 at 10:17 am

The DYW North East Big Parents Eve event is set to return on January 30th from 17:30 – 20:00 at the Millenium Copthorne in Huntly Street, Aberdeen.  The event allows pupils and parents to find out about the jobs of the future and learn more about curriculum pathways and careers, including apprenticeships.

Register for free at http://bit.ly/2FwlvUh 

Senior Phase Parent Info Evening
January 8th, 2020 at 3:55 pm

The Senior Phase Parent Info Evening will take place in the school library on Tuesday 14th January from 6-6.30pm.

A Groupcall message has been sent out with further details. This includes a link to follow to confirm your attendance.

The Course Choice section of the website has also been updated – this includes the presentation which will be used on Tuesday.


Welcome to Mearns Academy

Mearns Academy is a six year, co-educational, comprehensive school which caters for a full range of courses, subject and abilities. The school is situated in Laurencekirk and has associated Primary Schools in seven surrounding villages. The school roll has risen over recent years and now stands at 683.

The area is probably most famous for its representation in the Lewis Grassic Gibbon trilogy, A Scots Quair. His most celebrated book, Sunset Song is contained in this compilation.

Mearns Academy places great emphasis on developing the personal and social skills and abilities of its pupils, as well as providing for a quality educational experience.

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