| Harris Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Perth Road , DD2 1NL Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56°27′22″N 3°00′32″W / 56.456°N 3.009°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | Spe et labore By hope and work |
| Established | 31 August 1885[1] |
| Founder | William Harris |
| Local authority | Dundee |
| Rector | Barry Millar [2] |
| Staff | 123 (as of 2023/24) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,352 (as of 2023/24) |
| Houses | Birnam Cawdor Forres Kinloch |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Gold, Black |
| Website | http://harrisacademy.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk/ |
Harris Academy is a co-educational comprehensive school in the affluent residential area of West End of Dundee, Scotland. Harris Academy was founded in 1885 and is the oldest state school in Dundee. Previously academically-selective, it became a comprehensive school in August 1973.[3]
Harris Academy is also the largest state run school in Dundee in terms of number of pupils and the school campus building and is known for being one of the most successful schools in Dundee and Scotland by record of attainment and exam result successes which are considered 'well above average'.[4]
Over the course of its history, Harris Academy has been housed at three locations across the city in Park Place, Perth Road and Lawton Road temporally, with its permanent campus based on Perth Road.
- ^ "Foundation 1885 — Harris Academy". harrisacademy.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk.
- ^ "Archived copy". harrisacademy.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Harris Academy - Perth Road 1969-1985". Harris Academy, Dundee. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Harris Academy, Dundee | The Good Schools Guide". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 7 September 2017.