| Administrative History | Finzean School was originally established (as Bankhead Endowed School) in 1732 with a legacy from Reverend Gilbert Ramsay, which was funded by the sale of his slaves in Barbados. This school, known as the Soup Kitchen, was replaced by a larger building on the same site in the 19th century.
The school moved to a new site next to the Old School in 1964.
Aberdeen County Council and Aberdeenshire Council used the old school site as an Outdoor Centre for school groups until it was sold to Birse Community Trust in 2003.
LIST OF HEADTEACHERS:
1. Reverend George Law: before beginning of the records - 29 January 1875
2. John Ogilvie, MA: 28 May 1875 - 10 August 1876
3. James Cromar: 24 October 1876 - 16 January 1891
4. Miss Gibson (Interim): 2 February 1891 - 27 March 1891
5. Charles Fraser (Interim): 3 April 1891 - 3 July 1891
6. William Adams, MA: 10 July 1891 - 31 March 1922 (died)
7. George Buik, MA (Interim): 8 September 1914 - 20 November 1914
8. Christopher Linton (Interim): 23 November 1914 - 29 January 1915
9. Miss Agnes Gill (Interim): 1 February 1915 - 21 March 1919
10. John A. King (Interim): 11 April 1922 - 30 June 1922
11. Martin Munro, MA, MC: 22 August 1922 - 22 June 1926. From Wallacetown Public School,
Ayr.
12. Hugh Munro, MA: 19 August 1926 - 28 March 1929
13. Archibald Milne, MA: 9 April 1929 -
14. Miss Sheila Harper, MA: ? - 1990
15. Miss Fiona Menzies: 20 August 1990 - ?.
(Numbers 7-9 were interims, standing in for William Adams who had been called up for military duty) |