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Assessment

I am assessing this article for WikiProject Schools following a request. First, apologies for how long it has taken to respond to the request - the assessment department is very inactive at the moment and I was away in Kenya over Christmas. In its present state I do think this article deserves more than Start-class, and so I am upgrading it to C-class. I have also noted that this school was founded in 1760, which suggests it has a long and notable history, pretty much guaranteeing Mid-importance, and Category:People educated at Perth Academy allows for high-importance.

While looking through the article, a few issues did come to mind, and I have made some simple changes myself. Firstly, the lead should introduce the article and summarise its contents. The surprising second sentence about the school week and everything following doesn't really do the latter - see WP:LEAD. The history section is quite detailed, but should be further expanded, and better wikified if possible. The infobox should also contain the school's logo, usually uploaded as non-free content, though the school's website seems to be down at the moment. The article should be reformatted and expanded as necessary to follow better the standard school article layout given at WP:WPSCH/AG#S. For instance, there should be a list of notable alumni rather than just a link to a category, though make sure such sections are well sourced. On sourcing, this article contains a healthy number of citations, though the use of citation templates, and as much variety as possible, would make it look more professional. CT Cooper · talk 16:24, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have begun work to add citation templates, but may I ask what is meant by a variety of sources and how this can be improved within this article? CSJJ104 (talk) 13:39, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please bear in mind that I do not generally watch the talk pages of articles I assess. However, in answer to your question, I mean using as many different publications (different newspapers, different books, different websites e.t.c.) as possible, so the article isn't dominated by one source of information. This article does have some variety, though I would keep the number of citations from the school website or the council to a minimum. CT Cooper · talk 15:48, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]