Notable Former Pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Prestwick Academy- Peter Howson - internationally acclaimed artist.
- Laura Macdonald - Saxophonist, recording artist & former co-director National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
- Ian Welsh - Chair of Borderline Theatre Company and the Scottish Advisory Committee of the Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation, a Board member of Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire, Kilmarnock College, the LIFE project in Drumchapel, the Space Place in Prestwick, and a Director of the Glaisnock House Trust.
- Drew Galloway - professional wrestler who performs under the alias of 'Drew McIntyre'.
- The MacDonald Brothers - recording artists & appeared on The X Factor
- James Forrest (footballer born 1991) - First Team Celtic Football Club Player
- Simon Neil- Guitarist and lead vocalist of Biffy Clyro
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