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| name = The Gordon Schools
| name = The Gordon Schools
| image = The Gordon Schools.jpg
| image = The Gordon Schools.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|57.45055|-2.78339|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| motto = In Fas Constans
| motto = In Fas Constans
| established = 1839
| established = {{start date and age|1839}}
| type = [[Secondary School]]
| type = [[Secondary School]]
| head_label = Rector
| head_label = Rector
| head = Phil Gaitor
| head = Phil Gaiter
| founder = Duchess of Gordon
| founder = Duchess of Gordon
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'''The Gordon Schools''' is a six-year, non denominational [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] co-educational secondary school located in [[Huntly, Scotland|Huntly]], [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland.<ref name="Handbook2017">{{cite web|title=The Gordon Schools Handbook (2017/18)|url=http://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/Apps/schools-contacts/handbook/Gordon%20Schools%20(The).pdf|publisher=Aberdeenshire Council|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> It takes pupils from [[Gordon Primary School, Huntly|Gordon Primary School]], [[Insch Primary School]], and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as [[Drumblade Primary School|Drumblade]], [[Glass Primary School|Glass]], [[Gartly Primary School|Gartly]], [[Cairney Primary School|Cairney]], [[Clatt Primary School|Clatt]], [[Rhynie Primary School|Rhynie]] and [[Kennethmont Primary School|Kennethmont]].
'''The Gordon Schools''' is a six-year, non denominational [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] co-educational secondary school located in [[Huntly, Scotland|Huntly]], [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland.<ref name="Handbook2017">{{cite web|title=The Gordon Schools Handbook (2017/18)|url=http://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/Apps/schools-contacts/handbook/Gordon%20Schools%20(The).pdf|publisher=Aberdeenshire Council|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> It takes pupils from [[Gordon Primary School, Huntly|Gordon Primary School]], [[Insch Primary School]], and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as [[Drumblade Primary School|Drumblade]], [[Glass Primary School|Glass]], [[Gartly Primary School|Gartly]], [[Cairney Primary School|Cairney]], [[Clatt Primary School|Clatt]], [[Rhynie Primary School|Rhynie]] and [[Kennethmont Primary School|Kennethmont]].


The School was founded in 1839 by the [[Duke of Gordon|Duchess of Gordon]] as a memorial to her late husband.<ref>{{cite web|title=School History|url=http://gordonschools.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/school-history/|publisher=The Gordon Schools|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> The original buildings were designed by [[Archibald Simpson]]
The School was founded in 1839 by the [[Elizabeth Gordon, Duchess of Gordon|Duchess of Gordon]] as a memorial to her late husband.<ref>{{cite web|title=School History|url=http://gordonschools.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/school-history/|publisher=The Gordon Schools|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> The original buildings were designed by [[Archibald Simpson]].


==Notable former pupils==
==Notable former pupils==

* [[John Andrew Crichton]] [[FRSE]] (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-2002)|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|accessdate=28 April 2018|page=226}}</ref>
* [[John Andrew Crichton]] [[FRSE]] (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-2002)|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|accessdate=28 April 2018|page=226}}</ref>
* [[Willie Donald]] (born 1953), cricketer and former president of [[Cricket Scotland]]
* [[Iona Fyfe]] (b.1998), Scots Traditional Folk singer
* [[Iona Fyfe]] (born 1998), award-winning Scots singer and musician.


==Notable staff==
==Notable staff==
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* [[Ronald Center]] (1917-1973), music teacher from 1943 to 1949.

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* [[Ronald Center|Ronald Center]] (1917-1973), music teacher from 1943 to 1949.
* [[George Trapp (educator)|Dr George Trapp]] FRSE FRGS (1906-1996), headmaster from 1948 to 1960.
* [[George Trapp (educator)|Dr George Trapp]] FRSE FRGS (1906-1996), headmaster from 1948 to 1960.


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Latest revision as of 10:26, 23 February 2023

The Gordon Schools
Location
Map
Huntly
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Aberdeenshire
,
AB54 4SE

Scotland
Coordinates57°27′02″N 2°47′00″W / 57.45055°N 2.78339°W / 57.45055; -2.78339
Information
TypeSecondary School
MottoIn Fas Constans
Established1839; 185 years ago (1839)
FounderDuchess of Gordon
RectorPhil Gaiter
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrollment720 (approx)[1]
HousesBadenoch, Fraser, Gordon, Seton
WebsiteThe Gordon Schools

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

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Notable staff

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Gordon Schools Handbook (2017/18)" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "School History". The Gordon Schools. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-2002)" (PDF). p. 226. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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