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Type | Secondary School |
Motto | Do Ut Dus |
Established | 1965 |
Keith Grammar School is a secondary school in, Moray, Scotland. [1] It was built in 1965 by the Educational Committee of Banffshire County Council. [2] As of September 2013 [update] the school roll was 450 pupils. [3] It is administered by the Moray Council Education and Social Care Department. [4]
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