Hermitage Academy is the largest school in Argyll And Bute. The catchment area includes the town of Helensburgh, and the villages of Cardross, Rhu, Shandon, Garelochhead, Clynder, Rosneath, Kilcreggan, Arrochar, Tarbet, and Luss. It also includes other rural areas and stretches from the Firth Of Clyde, to Loch Lomond, and as far as the Rest And Be Thankful. Uniquely the school catchment area straddles the Highland boundary fault line and can therefore be described as both a Lowland and a Highland school. The school roll as of 2008 is 1400 pupils and almost one hundred teaching staff.

Hermitage Academy has ten associated primary schools, namely Arrochar, Cardross, Colgrain, John Logie Baird, Hermitage, Garelochhead, Rosneath, Luss, Rhu, and Kilcreggan. The school also has close links with Parklands School in Helensburgh.

The school aims are :

• To meet the needs of every pupil
• To meet the professional needs of every member of staff
• To create a caring, healthy, and welcoming environment
• To develop a dynamic partnership between the school, parents, and the community
• To foster individual and collective excellence