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 | motto                   = Sufficit Deus
 | motto_translation       = God is enough
 | established             = 1889
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 | president               = Quinn Green
 | head_label              = Head Teacher
 | head                    = Johnny Lothian (since 2021) <ref name="DCC">{{cite web |title=Morgan Academy |url=https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/children-and-families-service/education/morgan-academy |publisher=Dundee City Council |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>
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 | founder                 = John Morgan
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 | address                 = Forfar Road
 | city                    = Dundee
 | county                  = Angus
 | country                 = Scotland
 | postcode                = DD4 7AX
 | local_authority         = Dundee City
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 | enrolment               = 934
 | enrollment_as_of        = 19/06/2019
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'''Morgan Academy''' is a [[Secondary School|secondary school]] in the [[Stobswell]] area of [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]]. Morgan Academy was founded in 1889 and is the second oldest state school in Dundee behind [[Harris Academy]].

==History==
The building was designed in 1862 by the Edinburgh architects [[John Dick Peddie]] and Charles Kinnear, opening in 1866 as the '''Morgan Hospital''', a charitable institution providing accommodation and education for "sons of tradesmen and persons of the [[working class]] generally whose parents stand in the need of assistance". 

In 1888, Morgan Hospital closed and a year later in 1889, the school opened as Morgan Academy, often referred to by alumni as "The Morgan" or simply "Morgan", with various alterations, including roofing over the courtyard as a hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School History |url=https://www.morgan-academy-fpa.co.uk/history/school-history/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Morgan Academy FPA |language=en-GB}}</ref> The architecture is designated as a Category 'A' listing by [[Historic Scotland]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB25288|desc=Forfar Road, Morgan Academy, Main Block and Janitor's House, with Terrace, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers|cat=A|access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref>

Its benefactor was John Morgan, the son of a Dundee [[maltman]], who emigrated to [[India]] at the age of 20 where, with his brother, he became a wealthy [[Indigofera|indigo]] farmer. Upon his death in 1850 he bequeathed much of his fortune to establish a residential institution. The hospital closed in 1888 and was bought by the members of the Dundee Burgh School Board, who re-opened it as a school.

Until the advent of [[Comprehensive schools|comprehensive education]] in the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were mainly two types of high school in Scotland: junior secondaries where students left school at 16 and began preparation for one of the [[apprenticeship|trades]] or entered the workforce, and academies where students remained until the end of fifth or sixth year and took [[Higher (Scottish)|highers]] before normally going to college or university. Morgan functioned in the latter category.

Morgan Academy later became a comprehensive school in 1972, although the school was still called an academy rather than a high school.

The school suffered a fire on 21 March 2001 which destroyed much of the building. It was rebuilt using the original facade and much of the internal appearance.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sheanne Mulholland |title=Morgan Academy fire: We reveal new close-up photos and firefighter stories 20 years on |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/2052742/morgan-academy-fire-we-reveal-new-close-up-photos-and-firefighter-stories-20-years-on/ |access-date=8 July 2023 |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |date=18 March 2021}}</ref> The newly rebuilt Morgan Academy was re-opened in November 2004, by then Minister for Education and Young People [[Peter Peacock]] [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]].{{cn|date=February 2022}} A portrait of John Morgan, found in the basement of the [[McManus Galleries]], was unveiled at newly rebuilt school and placed on show in the Great Hall of the school.

== Houses ==
The school consists of three houses, named after three Scottish castles: [[Airlie Castle|Airlie]], [[Cortachy Castle|Cortachy]] and [[Mains Castle|Mains]] which compete annually in the House Championship and also elect House Captains, formerly one male and one female but now three of any gender combination, from [[Sixth form|Sixth Year]]. Originally four houses, the three aforementioned plus [[Glamis Castle|Glamis]], which was dissolved in 2011.

==Notable former pupils==
{{Category see also|People educated at Morgan Academy}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Morgan Academy Dundee Central Tower Detail.jpg|Morgan Academy Dundee Central Tower Detail
File:Morgan Academy Dundee Wall Detail.jpg|Morgan Academy Dundee Wall Detail
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://morgan.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk Academy home page]
* [http://www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk/schools/morganacademydundeecity.asp Morgan Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online]

{{Schools in Dundee}}

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[[Category:Category A listed buildings in Dundee]]
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[[Category:Listed schools in Scotland]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1889]]