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Revision as of 11:51, 22 February 2023
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| Coordinates | 57°27′02″N 2°47′00″W / 57.45055°N 2.78339°W |
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| Type | Secondary School |
| Motto | Together Growing and Succeeding |
| Established | 1839 |
| Founder | Duchess of Gordon |
| Rector | Philly G |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 720 (approx)[1] |
| Houses | Badenoch, Fraser, Gordon, Seton |
| Website | The 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
- John Andrew Crichton FRSE (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist[3]
- Willie Donald (born 1953), cricketer and former president of Cricket Scotland
- Iona Fyfe (born 1998), award-winning Scots singer and musician.
- James Wall (1976–present), activist[4]
Notable staff
- Ronald Center (1917-1973), music teacher from 1943 to 1949.
- Dr George Trapp FRSE FRGS (1906-1996), headmaster from 1948 to 1960.
References
- ^ a b "The Gordon Schools Handbook (2017/18)" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "School History". The Gordon Schools. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-2002)" (PDF). p. 226. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Families struggling as bills begin to bite". the Guardian. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
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