| Administrative History | The school was taken over by the Nigg School Board in 1875 and Kincardineshire Education Authority in 1919. It was transferred to Grampian Region Education Committee (Aberdeen Division) on 6 May 1975. The school closed in 1981.
The Head teacher and pupils transferred to the new school in Cove - Loirston School - which opened in 1981. Cove School building was then known as Loirston Annexe.
Head Teachers:-
John Scroggie unknown - 27 May 1887
Alexander MacDonald MA 30 May 1887 - 9 October 1889
Charles Reid MA 21 October 1889 - 14 December 1896
D M S Napier (interim) 21 December 1896 - 25 February 1897
Alexander James Barclay MA 1 March 1897 - 25 November 1921 (retired)
Alexander Smith (from Brackmuirhill Public School) 28 November 1921- 30 June 1948
William C Phillip MA, FSA (Scot) (from Kinneff school) 16 August 1948 - 30 March 1961
Miss Reid (interim) 17 April 1961 - 9 December 1961
William John Shand MA (left for Australia) 4 |January 1962 - 9 December 1965
Alexander Swan MA (came from Marykirk, went to Dunnottar School, Stonehaven) 20 April 1966 - 6 Oct 1967
Frederick R Shewan MA (went to Perth) 4 December 1967 - 4 January 1971
John T Gibbons 1 March 1971 - 4 July 1980 (retired)
Miss Marlyn Grant (interim) 22 August 1980 - 20 October 1980
Mrs Frances Davidson 20 October 1980 - 20 July 1981
The school closed in 1981. |