Ardrossan Academy

Ardrossan Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in October 1882, serving Ardrossan, with pupils also coming from nearby Saltcoats, West Kilbride, Seamill, Fairlie, Largs and other areas.

Notable alumni

 * June Andrews, nursing expert, director of NHS Scotland Centre for Change and Innovation, professor of dementia studies at University of Stirling
 * Tom Black, cricketer
 * Peter Duncan, MP, chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party
 * Sir William Barr McKinnon Duncan, chief executive of Rolls-Royce
 * Janice Galloway, writer (The Trick is to Keep Breathing, etc.)
 * William Hilton, MP, trade unionist, director general of the Federation of Master Builders
 * Roy Howat, internationally renowned French music scholar and performer
 * Gordon Jackson QC, former MSP, lawyer
 * Edith MacArthur, actress
 * Iain McNicol, General Secretary, Labour Party

Notable staff

 * John Watt Butters (1863–1946), mathematician, was Rector 1899–1928
 * John Aitkenhead, teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School
 * Morag Aitkenhead (Robina Roy MacKinnon), teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School