[1][2] Alness GeoScience STEM club came 2nd In the Junior Saltire Awards in Glasgow, June 2015.

[4] In June 2016 Alness Geoscience won club of the year 2016 as well as winning the WEIR 3D printed pump challenge, at the celebration of engineering and science, Glasgow science centre.

[7] The government support came from £230m it had allocated to replacing or upgrading 19 schools across Scotland.

[8] The Princess Royal officially opened Alness Academy on Tuesday 8 June 2021.

The school has been designed for complete flexibility with a sports block housing a four court games hall, gymnasium and six-lane 25 m pool for shared community use, and a linked two-storey main teaching block.