Education
There has been a school in Portlethen since the nineteenth century. The original school building is still in use today as the local police station. The school was then moved to new buildings on Cookston Road in 1860. In 1962, a new school block was opened directly across from the old buildings on Cookston Road. This is now Portlethen Primary School.
In 1987, Portlethen Academy was opened. The academy moved to its current new building, adjacent to the original building, in 2006.
In 1989 Fishermoss School, the second primary school in Portlethen, opened its doors.
There are currently plans to refurbish the Portlethen Primary School building and build a third school in Portlethen.
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Famous quotes containing the word education:
“There are words in that letter to his wife, respecting the education of his daughters, which deserve to be framed and hung over every mantelpiece in the land. Compare this earnest wisdom with that of Poor Richard.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—George F. Will (b. 1941)