The Gordon Schools Explained

The Gordon Schools
Coordinates:57.4506°N -2.7834°W
Motto:In Fas Constans
Type:Secondary School
Head Label:Rector
Head:Phil Gaiter
Founder:Duchess of Gordon
County:Aberdeenshire
Country:Scotland
Postcode:AB54 4SE
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Badenoch, Fraser, Gordon, Seton
Enrollment:720 (approx)

The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont.

The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband.[2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson.

Notable former pupils

Notable staff

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Gordon Schools Handbook (2017/18). Aberdeenshire Council. 28 April 2018.
  2. Web site: School History. The Gordon Schools. 28 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-2002). 28 April 2018. 226.